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.

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

need to talk to your friend,

to the tree, grabbing a stick and waving it

near my son again, Zane, I will kill

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

this rejection over with so we can

heart beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his

living with friends and your mother, my best guess

and she smirks triumphantly at

she’s good, Grayson

She asks, tilting head

from Kota as he jumps

or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept

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

stares at me in confusion, running her

I said it

reject you Zane

her, still feeling

saying

wolf can initiate

say

reject me and I’ll

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

whimpers, getting down on her knees and holding her

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

do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks and a

“P-please!”

her crying, I crouch down and pull her close

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

her hair and rest my chin

Please don’t cry…

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

runs over to us, his eyes growing

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

tears and kisses

when she

fingers and forces

and smothering him in kisses

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

Agnes who didn’t make me feel like a

glance at me, her distrust for

I sign and

don’t know what you’re saying,”

only understand a little ASL.” I frown and search for a small stick to

to your house,” I

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

won’t hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

up her boy and nods in the

“Follow me.”

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

quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I clap when he’s finished

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

him to leave us with a promise for ice

a notebook and hands it to

over a jar of

nothing, I sigh,

me anxiously, bringing her knees up on

hand her the notebook

***Natalia***

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

the next three months and if I can convince you

with me repulsive, I will reject you and never ls he serious? He expects me to fall in love

right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing

again scribbles on another page

accept your rejection unless you give me a

snap, unable to understand why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for

so f*****g important to

the pen shaking slightly

a sigh and scribbles a few words on

in love and I would like to know what it’s

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

me 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

go will you?” I

signs, pinching his

away the angry tears burning in my eyes. I know how

merely had to look at me and he could have me on my

resist Zane and this revolting

the only good gift a wolf ever gave