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

to talk to your friend,

off to the tree, grabbing a stick and waving it around like a

near my son again, Zane, I will kill you.Do

my head, unable to explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently

rejection over with so we can both

uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his plan in my

and living with friends and your mother, my best guess is

gulp and she smirks triumphantly

it, she’s good,

I guess right?” She asks, tilting head slightly to

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

well like I said, I’m not interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would be great,” she

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

confusion,

said

Ramos, reject you Zane White as my

her,

saying

only a wolf can

you say it,”

reject me

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

she whimpers, getting down on her knees and holding her hands

reject me.I’ll do anything.Anything.Please, just let

can’t she do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks

“P-please!”

more of her crying, I crouch

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

her hair and rest my chin

Please don’t cry…

always, the words

game and runs over to us, his

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

Talia wipes her tears

He frowns when she

fingers and forces her

her arms and smothering him in kisses

feel a small pain in my heart as I remember all the small kisses

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

her distrust for me still lingering in

a deal,” I sign and to my dismay,

what you’re saying,”

for a small

to your house,” I

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

hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

up her boy and nods in the

“Follow me.”

surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit at the dining table while she fixes

is quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit

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

to convince him to leave us with a

Kota occupied, Talia finds a notebook and hands it

She says, bringing over a jar

I sigh, scribbling

bringing her knees

the notebook and she

***Natalia***

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 but I can assure you, I will not accept it.I do

mate for the next three months and if I can convince you that I

to fall in love with him in just three months? I was in love with Christian for over two years and it meant nothing to him! I look up from the page and

right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing the page

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

your rejection unless you give

stranger, wanted me

this so f*****g important to

little, the pen

a sigh and scribbles a

and I would like to know what it’s like to have a mate.”

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

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

let this go will you?” I ask, dreading his

signs, pinching his

tears burning in my eyes. I know how strong

had to look at me and he could have me

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

only good gift a wolf ever