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.

there,” she says, kissing him back

to talk to your

tree, grabbing a stick

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

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

this rejection over with so we can both

beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his

your name,” 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 smirks

it, she’s good, Grayson

I guess right?” She asks, tilting head slightly to the side

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

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

as my mate.” I brace myself for the pain but to

at me in confusion, running her

said it wrong,” she

you Zane White as my

at her, still

be saying

only a wolf

say it,” Talia

me

shake my head at

knees

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

voice breaks and a sob escapes her

“P-please!”

take more of her crying, I crouch down and pull

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

hair and rest my

Please don’t cry…

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

his game and runs over to us,

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

tears and kisses her

mommy?” He frowns when she pulls away from

forces her

and smothering him in kisses

a small pain in my heart as I remember all the

the only person aside from Agnes who

her distrust

sign and to my dismay, she

don’t know what

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

your house,”

she contemplates my offer and I understand her

won’t hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods in the

“Follow me.”

and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She

performs a nonsensical skit for story but

don’t you let Zane and I talk a little while you go out and play?” She asks,

convince him to leave us

a notebook and hands it

says, bringing over a jar of

sigh, scribbling

anxiously, bringing her knees up

I’m all finished, I hand her 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

I

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

right?” I laugh half heartedly,

brows furrow in frustration and he once again scribbles

not accept your rejection unless you give me

stranger, wanted me for no other reason than for

this so

a little, the pen

pause, he lets out a sigh and scribbles a few words on

I would like to know what it’s like to have a

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

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 for my

will

signs, pinching his

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

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

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

was the only good gift a wolf ever gave