The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 10: Mate: Part 2

***Jane***

“I’m Kota,” he giggles, climbing off my lap.

“What’s your name mister?”

The boy grins back at me, not an ounce of judgment in his tiny body.

His pretty eyes sparkle with excitement as he waits patiently for my response.

I have been asked for my name many times in my lifetime, usually for unpleasant reasons, but never had anyone asked just for the simple reason of getting to know me.

My father asked me my name everyday growing up and everyday I disappointed him.

Last night, my own mate wanted my name so she could reject me.

And yet, this little boy with blue and brown eyes just wanted to know who the stranger in the bushes was.

His smile is infectious and as I stare silently at him, he furrows his brows and leans in close.

“Are you dead too?” He whispers, resting his chin in his hands.

“I know a dead person,” he hisses.

“Her name is Egg-Ness,” he adds matter of factly.

“She can’t hear.”

He suddenly stands close to my ear and shouts, “Can you hear me!?”

“Kota?”

We hear Talia call out and I place my hand over his mouth.

Kota.

“Hehe mommy”

Kota laughs when his mother walks right past us again without noticing our presence.

The little boy dusts off his hands and squeezes my cheeks together.

“I like you,” he laughs.

“Do you wanna play with me?”

He stares at me with his blue and brown eyes and for the first time in years, I feel completely at ease.

“Y-yes,” I whisper.

His grins, grabbing hold of my hand and dragging me out of the bushes.

“Come on!” He squeals.

“There are dragons chasing us! Mommy’s the princess. We have to save her!”

He pulls me in the direction that his mother had walked to and we stop just before Talia, her eyes narrowing to slits when she sees me with her son.

Oh dear Moon Goddess…I avoid her stare and shift uncomfortably on my feet, my legs itching to sprint out of there.I can feel my mate glaring at me and I try to run but Kota has a firm grip on my hand.

“Mommy look!” Kota smiles proudly at himself.

“I found a friend.His name is….”

He stops himself and looks up at me with a grin.

“What’s your name?”

Talia ignores me and grabs her son, ripping him out of my grip.She crouches down so that she’s at his eye level and looks at him sternly strangers! It’s dangerous!”

She snaps, the little boy’s lip quivering at the harshness of her voice.

“But mommy…”

“No buts, Kota,” she retorts, her cheeks slightly flushed in anger.

Her face softens when Kota’s eyes fill with tears and she takes a deep breath.

“Okay.Okay.I’m sorry, baby,” she whispers, pulling the boy to her chest and kissing his head.

“I’m sorry for yelling.I didn’t mean to.You just can’t talk to strangers like that, okay?” She sighs quietly.

Kota nods solemnly.

“I’m sorry,” he says, kissing her cheek.

tree over there,” she says, kissing him back and pointing to a

off.I just need to talk to your

runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick and

I will kill you.Do I make myself clear?” Talia asks, her voice a

misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she

so we can both move on with

uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his

security job, and living with friends and your mother, my best guess is that you’re a reckless

she

she’s good, Grayson

tilting head slightly to

between us, the only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself,

so if

my mate.” I brace myself for the pain but to

confusion, running her

said it wrong,” she

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White

blink at her,

must be saying something wrong …Grayson

perhaps only a wolf can initiate a

say it,” Talia

me

Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks as her eyes

her knees and holding

just let me

wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob escapes her

“P-please!”

crouch down and pull

arms against me and screams at me to let her go but I only

and rest

Please don’t cry…

her but as always,

runs over to us, his

small body between mine and Talia’s so that he can see

her tears and kisses her son on the

cry, mommy?” He frowns when she pulls

takes his little fingers and forces her cheeks up into a

arms and smothering him in kisses as he

the small kisses

the only person aside from Agnes who didn’t make me feel

her distrust for me still

I sign and to my dismay, she shakes

what you’re saying,”

understand a little ASL.” I frown and search for a small stick to use as a pen in the

go to your

bites her lip as she contemplates my offer and I understand her concern.I might be her mate but I am a

hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods in the direction of

“Follow me.”

and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit at the

quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but

and I talk a little while you go out and play?” She asks, handing him some toys

a little but she manages to convince him to leave us with a promise for ice cream

Talia finds a notebook and hands it to

a jar of pens for me to

nothing, I sigh,

her knees up

finished, I hand her the notebook and she reads

***Natalia***

have a mate and their importance In my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you, I will not accept it.I

if I can convince you that I can be a good mate,

still find the thought of spending the rest of your life with me repulsive, I will reject you and never ls he serious? He expects me to fall in love with him in just three months? I was in love with Christian for over two years and it

joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly,

in frustration and he once again scribbles on another page and hands

accept your rejection unless

stranger, wanted

so

pen

a long pause, he lets out a sigh

have never been in love and I would like to know what it’s like to have a mate.” I roll my

to break it to you, but love isn’t real and mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some

writes furiously on his page.I read his words several

won’t let this go will you?” I

signs, pinching his

in my eyes.

he

months with a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane and this revolting

the only good gift a wolf ever gave me…and I almost didn’t