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.

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

to talk to

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

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

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

rejection over with so

Grayson whispering his plan

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

gulp and she smirks triumphantly at

it, she’s good,

guess right?” She asks, tilting head slightly to

only sounds coming 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 could just accept my rejection, that would be great,” she adds with an insincere

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

in confusion, running her hands

said it

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White as my

her, still feeling absolutely

be saying something

perhaps only a wolf

say it,”

me and I’ll

work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks as her eyes fill

whimpers, getting down on her knees and holding her hands up in

let me go.I can’t do this

do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks and a

“P-please!”

her crying, I crouch down

but I only hold her tighter until she finally gives

her hair and rest my chin

Please don’t cry…

but as always, the words taste like cotton in

game and runs over to us, his

between

tears and kisses her son

you cry, mommy?” He frowns when she pulls away from

forces her cheeks up into a

All better!” in her arms and smothering him in kisses

the small kisses

from Agnes who didn’t make me feel like

steals a quick glance at me, her distrust for me

I sign and

what you’re saying,”

search for a small stick

to your house,” I

lip as she contemplates my offer and I understand her

won’t hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

nods in the direction of

“Follow me.”

lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to

rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit

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

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

a notebook

a jar of pens for me to

I sigh, scribbling

anxiously, bringing her knees up on the chair

all finished, I hand her the notebook and she

***Natalia***

have a mate and their importance In my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject

to be my mate for the next three months and if I

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 years and it meant nothing to him! I look up

a joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing the page at

brows furrow in frustration and he once again scribbles on another page and hands

rejection

to understand why he, a perfect stranger,

is this so

hesitates a little, the pen

sigh and scribbles

have never been in love and I would like to know what

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 up to get what

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

this go will you?” I

pinching his

in my eyes. I know how strong

at me and he could have me on

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