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.

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

to talk to your

his head and runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick and

near my son again, Zane, I will kill you.Do I make myself clear?” Talia

unable to explain the misunderstanding.She taps

with so we can both move on with

beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his plan in my

she continues, her eyes full of security job, and living with friends and your mother,

and she smirks

it, she’s good, Grayson

She asks, tilting head

only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself, swinging

a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so

rogue as my mate.” I

in confusion,

maybe I said it

reject you Zane White

blink at her, still feeling

must be saying something wrong

perhaps only a wolf can initiate

say it,”

me and

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

on her knees and holding her hands up in

anything.Anything.Please, just let me go.I can’t do this again.I

voice

“P-please!”

her crying, I crouch down and pull her close to

but I

her hair and rest my chin on

Please don’t cry…

as always, the words taste like cotton in my

his game and runs over to us,

asks, wedging his small body between mine and Talia’s so that he can

Talia wipes her tears

mommy?” He frowns when she pulls away from my

forces her cheeks up into

arms and smothering him in

pain in my heart as I remember all the small

person aside from Agnes

a quick glance at me, her

make a deal,” I sign and to my dismay, she shakes her

what you’re saying,”

for a small

your house,”

my offer and I understand her concern.I might be her mate but

hurt

“Just talk.”

her boy and nods in the direction

“Follow me.”

the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child

performs a nonsensical skit for

I talk a little while you go out and play?” She

to convince him to leave

a notebook and hands it to

says, bringing over a jar of pens for me to

nothing, I sigh, scribbling

me anxiously, bringing her knees up on the chair and

all finished, I hand her the notebook and she reads

***Natalia***

you must know what it means to have a mate and their importance In my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me

three months and if I

three months, you 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 meant nothing

is a joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing

brows furrow in frustration and he once again scribbles on another

rejection unless you give me

to understand why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason

so f*****g important to

hesitates a little, the pen

lets out a sigh and scribbles a few words

like to know what it’s like to have

mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get what you want.They’re not

furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was once again at the mercy of some

will you?” I ask, dreading his

pinching his

away the angry tears burning in my eyes. I know how

merely had to look at me and he could have me on my knees if

enough to resist Zane and this revolting bond? I stare out the window and see

wolf ever gave me…and I almost didn’t survive