The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 15: The Earth Witch Part 1

***Jane***

“Who in the bloody f**k are you?” the woman growls, the golden flecks in her green eyes glittering like flames.

Before I can respond, the small woman has a silver dagger pointed at my throat as she pins me with her elbow against the door.

“You better talk fast, wolf.Talia doesn’t take kindly to your kind so I doubt she let you in willingly.Who the f**k are you and what are you doing in her house?”

She snarls, pressing the dagger harder against my neck.

“Are you one of Christian’s mutts? Have you come to take her back? Are you with Cillian because I’ll bloody kill you where you stand if you so much as touch her!”

Who are Christian and Cillian and where are they taking our mate? Grayson asks.

Agnes rushes towards us and the woman turns to face her, lifting her hand up in warning.

“Unless you want me to gauge your pretty little eyes out, wolf, BACK THE f**k UP!” the woman screams, her hand emitting green light.

Witch! Grayson snarls.

Taking advantage of her distraction, I hook my ankle around the that it points to her instead.I then use my body to slam her against the wall, the woman groaning as her head bangs against the wall.

Completely infuriated, she wraps her fingers around my wrists.

Her palms become scorching hot as they emit a green light and I flinch away from her in pain, stepping back a few paces and shielding Agnes with my body from the furious witch.

The witch waves the dagger in front of me, her teeth clenched in anger.

“Don’t make me repeat myself.Who are you and what have you done with Kota and Talia?”

Realizing this might be Talia’s witch friend, Gwen, I raise one arm in surrender and then point to my throat, mouthing the word MUTE to her before gesturing to Agnes and pointing at my ears.

“DEAF,” I mouth, praying to Moon Goddess that she gets it.

She narrows her eyes in confusion and I hear Agnes shuffling behind me.I don’t dare look at what Agnes is doing, afraid to take my eyes off the witch.

Just speak! Grayson snaps in frustration.

I open my mouth to take his advice but as always, my tongue grows stiff and heavy in my mouth, the words stuck in the back of my throat.

Agnes walks right past me and holds out a piece of paper to the witch.

“You’re deaf and you’re mute…?” the witch mutters, pointing to satisfied, she slowly lowers her dagger.

“Of course you f****”g are,” she grumbles, storming past us to the kitchen.

She sees the pen and notepad on the counter and tosses it to me.

“Go on then.Explain yourselves.Who are you?” She says, crossing her arms and tapping her foot impatiently.

Knowing she could go off any minute, I scribble a response to her and timidly hand the notepad back to her.

She snatches it out of my hand, grumbling to herself in annoyance.

“My name is Zane.I am Talia’s mate.This is Agnes, my mother.You must be Gwen…” she reads aloud, her body tensing up at the last sentence.

“S-She told you about me..” She grumbles, a bit of anger flashing in her eyes.

“She must trust you then…She doesn’t give my name out to just anyone.”

My heart nearly skips a beat when she says that.

Talia trusts me? Gwen eyes me up and down, a murderous chuckle escaping her lips.

“Moon Goddess must be testing us both,” she says to herself.

“Oh Talia…looks like we are both on the same bloody boat,” she sighs, taking a seat at the counter.

Agnes being Agnes, she rushes to grab the witch a glass of water and hands it to her with shaking hands.

The witch smiles softly at her and thanks her.

After taking a drink and gathering her bearings, Gwen looks up at me with a “I apologize for attacking you.I’m a little on edge as it is.It’s been a rough couple days,”

Gwen says to me, wiping her face in exhaustion.

Tell me about it, I want to say but instead just nod politely.

Ask her about Christian and Cillian! Grayson snaps.

Who the f**k are they and why would they take Talia? I take the notepad from the counter and write out my question to her, When she sees what I wrote, she shakes her head at me.

“Cillian is my problem, not Talia’s so don’t worry about him.I-I’ll take care of him on my own,” she says, nervously smiling at me.

know who Christian is, however, it’s best I not say a word.That’s Talia’s business and only

problem, why would he be after

as I take the pen and

know if Talia is safe.Who Is

as she reads the page, there’s a knock at the door, both Gwen and I jumping

it,” she says, pushing me back as I

“Stay here.”

however, follow her to the door, ignoring her

cautiously turns to the knob and

build and dark brown hair.His green eyes settle on me and

on Earth are you

door open and glaring

you find

Gwen?” he says, never taking his eyes off

beneath the surface, ready to

doing here? How did you find

waves his phone at

year old mate is that she hasn’t got a clue

however, stares dryly at him but he keeps his cool

he says, stepping closer so that

“Who’s the mutt?”

met him,” she

You jealous?” she

looks me up and down and smiles with satisfaction at her,

Asshole…

grumbles.I can hear her heart pound in her chest as he

him away, the wolf laughing at

can’t stand you, Salvador,” she mutters, the wolf grinning from ear

yet your heart races for me,” he sighs, taking her hand

in or do you

wolf,” she mutters

I

dead body,” he growls, pulling her to his

“If he finds you…”

this

finish her sentence, the wolf named Salvador crashes his lips onto hers, holding her

interaction, I turn my gaze and examine

sturdy wall we got here ,I think

Very sturdy…uh..Very clean…

why I

murmurs as he pulls away from the witch, her body trembling

time had not yet come and I could only hope one day

house and leading

from him has her completely under his spell and

his eyes carefully

states as he looks

she is not,”he says, nodding at

with an omega?”

won’t respond to you,” the witch sighs before

the intrusion.I was not

tired face and taking a deep breath in

us to the wolf who appears to be her mate that followed

tells us, he’s a powerful silver wolf with the gift of thought projection, capable of turning his thoughts into

make anything come to

a butterfly flutters around the room before landing

at the beautiful creature, reaching out her hand to touch

finger, fluttering its wings to show off its

“She can keep it,”

says as he watches

it, it will stay with

to Agnes, tears springing

taken aback by her reaction, not understanding why his gift could

the hardships Agnes faced in her life and that his simple act of kindness was one

the introductions out of the way, I hand the page with my question back to Gwen and give her a stern look to

and Kota in danger.Just settle with knowing that I plan to take care of it immediately.In the meantime, I need you to get them to safety in California.There’s a pack there that can keep her safe until

Danger?

is difficult

plane tonight.I’ve already made arrangements with a pack and they are willing to take her in

needing to know who would be

mate was involved, humans were forbidden from entering a

answers for her, his

“The Ivory Queen.”

***Nataliat**

finish sending the last X-ray referral down to the radiology department before

in my cubby and I contemplate throwing it out

however, when I remember they were serving meatloaf

grab a seat in the breakroom, pulling out the carefully wrapped sandwich from the bag along with some cut up fruit and cheese and one of Kota’s apple juices I secretly liked to drink.I stare at the drink, my stomach