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 and pointing to a

to talk to your

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

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

misunderstanding.She taps her

get this rejection over with so

Grayson whispering his plan in

with friends and your mother, my best guess is that you’re a reckless wolf… A

she smirks

she’s good, Grayson

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

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

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

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

at me in confusion, running her hands through

said it wrong,” she

reject you Zane White as

her, still feeling absolutely

must be saying something wrong …Grayson

perhaps only a wolf

you say it,” Talia

reject me and

my head at my mate and my

her knees and holding

just let me go.I can’t do this again.I

wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob escapes

“P-please!”

of her crying, I crouch down and pull her close to my

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

her hair and rest my chin on

Please don’t cry…

always, the

his game and runs over to us, his

what’s wrong?” He asks, wedging his small body between mine and Talia’s so that he can

mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and kisses her son on the

frowns when she pulls away

fingers and forces her cheeks up into a

in her arms and smothering him

I remember all the small kisses my mother gave me after a

person aside from Agnes who didn’t make me feel

steals a quick glance at me, her

make a deal,” I sign and

what you’re

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

your house,”

understand her concern.I might be

hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

up her boy and nods in the direction of the

“Follow me.”

for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit at the dining table while she

skit for story but I clap when he’s

you go out

but she manages to convince him to leave us with a promise for ice

occupied, Talia finds a notebook and hands it to

bringing over a jar of pens for me to

nothing, I sigh, scribbling out my

anxiously, bringing her knees up on the chair and

her the notebook and she reads it out

***Natalia***

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

the next three months and if I can convince you that I can

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 with Christian for over two

laugh half heartedly, tossing

again scribbles on another page and hands

rejection unless you give me a

to understand why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me

this so

hesitates a little, the pen

out a sigh and scribbles a

would like to know what it’s

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

at me in disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several times,

let this go will you?” I ask, dreading

signs, pinching

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

at me and he could have

months with a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane and this revolting

wolf ever gave