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 talk to

off to the tree, grabbing a stick and

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

explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she thinks for a

rejection over with so we can both

uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his

her eyes full of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my best guess is that you’re a reckless wolf…

gulp and she smirks triumphantly

it, she’s good,

guess right?” She asks, tilting head slightly to

us, the only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself, swinging the large stick at an invisible

interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that

White, a rogue as my mate.” I brace myself for the

confusion,

maybe I said it

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane

at her, still feeling absolutely

must be saying something wrong …Grayson

perhaps only a wolf can initiate

say it,” Talia

reject me

is in our court, Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks

on her knees

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

again? I wonder.Her voice breaks

“P-please!”

take more of her crying, I crouch down and pull her

to let her go but I only hold her

smooth down her hair and rest

Please don’t cry…

want to tell her but as always, the words taste like cotton in my

and runs over to

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

mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and

frowns when she pulls away from my

forces her cheeks up into a

her arms and smothering

as I remember all the small kisses my mother gave me after a beating from

was the only person aside from Agnes who didn’t

a quick glance at me, her distrust for me still lingering in her

deal,” I sign and

know what you’re

for a small stick to use as

go to your house,” I

her concern.I

hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods in

“Follow me.”

has a beautiful home with a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and

a nonsensical skit for story but I clap when he’s

Zane and I talk a little while you go out and

him to leave us with a promise for ice

finds a notebook

a jar of pens

nothing, I sigh, scribbling out my

me anxiously, bringing her knees

all finished, I hand her the notebook and she reads it

***Natalia***

do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you, I will not accept it.I do not plan to

next three months and if I can convince you that I can be a good mate, you

serious? He expects me to fall in love with him in just three months? I was in

I laugh half

again

your rejection unless

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

this so

little, the pen shaking

long pause, he lets out a sigh and scribbles a few words on

know what it’s like to have a mate.”

are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid

furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was once again

will you?” I

signs, pinching his

tears burning in my eyes. I know

at me and he could have me

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

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