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.

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

to talk to your friend,

to the tree, grabbing a stick and waving it around like

Zane, I will kill you.Do I

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

let’s get this rejection over with so we can both move on with

uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his

she continues, her eyes full of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my

gulp and she smirks

it, she’s

I guess right?” She asks, tilting

only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself, swinging

werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would be great,”

rogue as my mate.” I

me in confusion, running her hands through

maybe I said it wrong,”

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White

blink at her,

be saying

wolf can

you say

reject me and

court, Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at

whimpers, getting down on her knees and holding

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

again? I wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob

“P-please!”

to take more of her crying, I crouch

to let her go but I only hold her

her hair and rest

Please don’t cry…

want to tell her but as always, the words taste like

game and runs over

between mine and Talia’s so that he can see her

Talia wipes her tears

He frowns when she pulls away from my

his little fingers and forces her cheeks up

and smothering him in kisses as he

all the small kisses

Agnes who didn’t make me feel like a

steals a quick glance at me, her distrust

and to my

don’t know what you’re saying,”

frown and search for a small

go to your house,”

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

won’t hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

up her boy and nods in the

“Follow me.”

child to climb on.She invites me in and has

quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I clap when he’s finished

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

him to leave us with a promise for ice cream later

occupied, Talia finds a notebook and hands it

jar of pens for

nothing, I sigh, scribbling

watches me anxiously, bringing her knees up on the

finished, I hand her the notebook and she reads

***Natalia***

your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you, I will not accept it.I do not plan to throw my gift from

to be my mate for the next three months and if I can convince you that I can be a good mate, you accept

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

I laugh half

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

accept your rejection unless you give me a

he, a perfect stranger,

this so

hesitates a little, the pen shaking

a sigh and scribbles

been in love and I would like to know what it’s like to have a mate.” I roll my eyes

love isn’t real and mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get what you want.They’re not real.They

on his page.I read his words several

this go will you?” I ask,

pinching his fingers

tears burning in my

merely had to look at me and he could

be strong enough to resist Zane and this revolting bond? I stare out the window and

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