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.

stand by that tree over there,” she says, kissing

just need to talk

nods his head and runs off to the tree, grabbing

Zane, I will kill you.Do I make myself clear?” Talia asks, her voice a

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

get this rejection over with so we can both move on with

whispering his plan in

full of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my best guess is that you’re

she smirks triumphantly

she’s good,

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

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

I said, I’m not interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would be great,” she adds

I

confusion, running her

maybe I said it

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane

at her, still

saying something wrong

only a wolf can

say

me

is in our court, Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and

getting down on her knees and holding her hands up

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

she do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks

“P-please!”

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

let her go but I only hold her tighter until she finally gives in

smooth down her hair and rest my chin

Please don’t cry…

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 he can see her

wipes her tears and kisses her son on

frowns when she pulls away from my

takes his little fingers and forces her cheeks up into a

arms and smothering him in kisses as he

feel a small pain in my heart as I remember all the

aside from Agnes who

quick glance at me, her

and to my dismay, she shakes

know what you’re saying,”

frown and search for a small stick to use

go to your

lip as she contemplates my offer and I understand her concern.I might be her

hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods in the direction of

“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

and performs a nonsensical skit for story

let Zane and I talk a little while you go out and play?” She asks, handing him some

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

Talia finds a notebook and hands

a jar of pens for me to

I sigh,

anxiously, bringing her knees

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

***Natalia***

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

for the next three months and if I can convince you

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

is a joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly,

and he once again

your rejection unless

a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason than for some

so f*****g important to

a little, the pen shaking slightly in

lets out a sigh and

like to know what

real and mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get what you

on his page.I read his words several

go will you?” I ask, dreading his

he signs, pinching

in my

me and he could have me on my knees if

strong enough to resist Zane and this revolting bond?

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