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.

go stand by that tree over there,” she says, kissing him back and pointing to a

to talk

head and runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick and waving it

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

taps

over with so

whispering his plan

job, and living with friends and your mother, my best

she smirks triumphantly

it, she’s

guess right?” She asks, tilting head slightly to

the only sounds coming from Kota as he

or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would be great,” she

I brace myself for the pain but to my

stares at me in confusion, running her hands

I said it wrong,” she

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White as my

her, still feeling absolutely

must be saying

perhaps only a wolf

say it,” Talia

me and I’ll

court, Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my

getting down on her knees and holding her hands up in

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

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

“P-please!”

take more of her crying, I crouch

and screams at me to let her go but I only hold her

smooth down her hair and rest my chin on

Please don’t cry…

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

and runs over to

wrong?” He asks, wedging his small body between mine and Talia’s

sad mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and kisses her

when she pulls away from

his little fingers and forces her cheeks up into

arms and

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

the only person aside from Agnes who didn’t

her distrust for me still

sign and to my dismay, she shakes her

what you’re saying,”

and search for a small stick

to your house,” I

and I understand her concern.I might be her

hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

her boy and nods in the direction

“Follow me.”

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

quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I clap when

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

fusses a little but she manages to convince him to leave us with a

a

a jar of pens

goes nothing, I sigh, scribbling

watches me anxiously, bringing her knees up on the

I’m all finished, I hand her the notebook and she

***Natalia***

what lam so I assume 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 but I can assure you, I will not accept it.I do not plan to throw my

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

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

I laugh half heartedly, tossing the page at

he once again scribbles on another

your rejection

a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason than

this so f*****g important

pen shaking slightly

pause, he lets out a sigh and scribbles

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

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 get what you want.They’re

disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious

won’t let this go will you?” I

he signs, pinching his

the angry tears burning in my eyes.

and he could

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

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