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 him back and pointing to a tree just

off.I just need to

off to the tree, grabbing a stick and waving

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

the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she

rejection over with so

Grayson whispering

full of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my

she smirks

she’s good, Grayson

right?” She asks, tilting head slightly

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

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

I brace myself for the pain but to my

confusion, running her hands through

I said it

Ramos, reject you Zane White

blink at her, still feeling

be saying something

wolf

you say

reject me and

says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at

she whimpers, getting down on her knees and

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

can’t she do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob escapes

“P-please!”

more of her crying, I crouch down and

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

her hair and

Please don’t cry…

her but as always, the words taste like cotton in

runs over to

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

you sad mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and kisses her son

you cry, mommy?” He frowns when she

forces her cheeks up into

arms and smothering him

remember all the small kisses my mother gave

only person aside from Agnes who didn’t make me

me, her distrust for

I sign and to my dismay,

what you’re saying,” she

ASL.” I frown and search for a small stick

your house,” I

offer and I understand her

won’t hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods in the direction

“Follow me.”

perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit

rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I clap

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

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

Talia finds a notebook and hands it to

jar of pens for me to

I sigh, scribbling out my

her knees up

all finished, I hand her the notebook and she reads

***Natalia***

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

the next three months and if I can convince you that

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 to him! I look up

I laugh half

and he once again scribbles on another page and hands

not accept your rejection unless

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

this so f*****g

the pen shaking

out a sigh and scribbles a few words on

in love and I would like to know what

joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get what you want.They’re not real.They

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 wolf

go will you?” I

signs, pinching

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

to look at me and he could have me on my

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

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