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.

stand by that tree over there,” she says, kissing

to talk to your friend,

off to the tree, grabbing a stick and

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

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

over with so we can both move on with our

whispering

she continues, 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

it, she’s good,

tilting head slightly to

coming from Kota as he jumps

I said, I’m not interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that

my mate.” I brace myself for the pain but

at me in confusion, running

maybe I said

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White as

at her, still feeling absolutely

be saying

perhaps only a wolf

say

reject me and I’ll

work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart

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

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

I wonder.Her voice breaks and a

“P-please!”

of her crying, I crouch down and pull

me and screams at me to let her go but I only hold her tighter until she finally gives in

and rest my

Please don’t cry…

her but as always, the words taste like cotton in

and runs over to us, his eyes

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

her tears and kisses her son

when she pulls away from

little fingers and forces her cheeks up into a

in her arms and smothering him in kisses

heart as I remember all the small kisses my mother gave me after

from Agnes who didn’t make me

steals a quick glance at me, her distrust

I sign and to my dismay, she

what you’re saying,”

ASL.” I frown and search for a small stick to use as

your house,”

contemplates my offer and I understand her

won’t hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

boy and nods

“Follow me.”

a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child

skit for story but I clap when

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

she manages to convince him to leave us with

Talia finds a notebook and hands it to

a jar of pens

nothing, I sigh,

anxiously, bringing her knees up on the chair and

the notebook

***Natalia***

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 not plan to throw my gift from Moon Goddess away.So I propose

if I can convince you that

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 to him! I look up from the

joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing

once again scribbles

rejection unless

he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason than for some silly

is this so

hesitates a little, the pen shaking slightly

sigh and scribbles a few words on the

I would like to know what it’s

and mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves

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

this go will you?” I

pinching

angry tears burning in my eyes. I know how strong the bona’s

he could have me

to resist Zane and this revolting bond? I stare out

the only good gift a wolf ever gave me…and I almost