The Silent Alpha (Natalia)
Chapter 10
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
to talk to your friend,
nods his head and runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick and waving
get near my son again, Zane, I will kill you.Do I make myself clear?” Talia asks,
my head, unable to explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently
rejection over with so
whispering his plan in my
of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my best guess is that you’re a reckless wolf… A
she smirks triumphantly
she’s
She asks, tilting head slightly to
from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself, swinging the large stick at an invisible
in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you
rogue as my mate.” I brace myself for the pain but to my surprise, I feel
me in confusion, running
maybe I said it wrong,”
blink at her,
must be saying something
only a wolf can initiate
you say
me
our court, Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my
on her knees and holding her
anything.Anything.Please, just let me
do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks and
“P-please!”
to take more of her crying, I crouch
to let her go but I only hold her tighter until she
smooth down her hair and rest my chin
Please don’t cry…
as always, the
game and runs over to us, his eyes growing
his small body between mine and Talia’s so that he can see her
wipes her tears and kisses her son on
He frowns when
forces her cheeks up into
and
remember all the small kisses my mother gave me after
was the only person aside from Agnes who didn’t make me feel
at me, her
deal,” I sign and to my dismay,
don’t know what
frown and search for a small stick to use as
your
I understand her concern.I might be her mate but I am a
won’t hurt you,”
“Just talk.”
nods in the direction
“Follow me.”
home with a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child
and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I clap when
let Zane and I talk a little while you go out and
him to leave us with a promise for ice cream
occupied, Talia finds a notebook
says, bringing over a jar of pens for me
goes nothing, I sigh,
me anxiously, bringing her knees up on the chair
her the notebook and she
***Natalia***
mate and their importance In my world.I do not know your reasons for
and if I can convince you that I can be a good mate, you
I will reject you and never ls he serious? He expects me to fall in love with him in just three
right?” I laugh
and he once again scribbles on another page
accept your rejection unless you give me a
stranger,
is this so f*****g important to
little, the pen
pause, he lets out a sigh and scribbles a few
in love and I would like to know what it’s like to have a mate.” I
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
furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious
this go will you?” I ask,
he signs, pinching
in my eyes. I
to look at me and he could
survive another mate? Another three months with a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane and this revolting
gift a wolf ever gave me…and I almost didn’t survive
The Silent Alpha Chapter 10
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