The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Natalia***

The bright light peeking through the window stings my swollen eyes and I let out a soft groan.I do not want to wake up, not after the lousy night of nightmares I had.

In need of some comfort, I stretch out my hand in search of Kota.

My eyes bulge open, however, when I find the bed empty, his side of the bed cold.

“Kota?” I whisper, looking around the room frantically, feeling my heart sink to the pit of my stomach.

“Kota!” I scream, tears springing to my eyes as last night’s nightmares flash through my mind.

Zane’s head pops up from my side of the room and I look over to see Kota snuggled up beside him, his stuffed wolf in his arms.

Zane looks equally bewildered to find the pup curled up on his side, his body growing tense with my silence.

How did he get down there? I wonder as I scramble out of bed to pick him up.It’s doesn’t matter ,I scold myself.

I’m just glad he’s okay.I gently pick up the sleepy pup, holding him close to my chest as several tears spill onto my cheeks.

Kota mumbles a hello to me, his sleepy voice soothing my heart.I squeeze him tightly, a slight sob escaping my throat.

“He won’t take you,” I hiccup to myself as I comb my fingers l ignore Zane’s pained look, not caring that I probably looked like a lunatic to him.

“Estas bien Mami? (Are you okay, mommy?)” Kota asks when I finally loosen up my grip.He pulls back from my arms and pokes at my eyes and cheeks, staring at me with cute furrowed brows.

“You don’t look so good.” I feign hurt at his words and hold back my laughter.

“Am I ugly?” I ask.

He shakes his head definitively.

“Bonita, Bonita,” he sings.

“I have the prettiest mommy in the whole world!”

He shouts, my ears ringing from the sudden sound of his loud voice.I shower his chubby cheeks with kisses, feeling relieved to not be alone in this wolf’s den.

“Where did you go?” I ask.

“Why did you go sleep on the floor with Zane?”

Kota fidgets with his stuffed wolf before whispering close to my ear.

“l had a nightmare,” he says, hugging his wolf tightly.

“A big bad wolf came to take me away.”

My heart nearly stops as the blood drains from my face.I want to scream but my words never spill out of my mouth.

All through the night, I dreamt of Christian finding us and taking Kota from me, disposing of me as he did all those years ago training to take over the Alpha title, turning my sweet little boy into a hardened Alpha.

Kota’s large eyes widen and he smiles at Zane who blushes under his gaze.

“But then Zane saved me, mommy.He didn’t let the bad wolf take me!”

He climbs out of my lap and runs into Zane’s arms.

“And then – And then Zane’s wolf carried me home!” Zane’s face freezes, his body tensing at the mention of his wolf.

“Aoh aoh aaooooh!” Kota suddenly howls like a wolf.

“Zane is a wolf, mommy. Did you know that?”

He howls happily again.

Can I be a wolf

a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us? I

would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d

I stare at my hopeful pup still in

him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find his mate,

you can,” I

can be Kota how is again, crawling on all fours

and smile at him as he

Zane’s questioning eyes

to

aroma of crepes fills the house as Kota and I make

last night and gone straight

onto a hot pan, swirling it

the food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse

and I frowns at me when I try to steal a

instead help her pack the

are all ready to go, Zane and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as

find us here, Iremind myself as

leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits at the head

Evan along with a girl we

couple whom we

rest of the table is

be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently

looking for his clothes,”

His voice comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her feet

make yourselves at home,” she instructs, gesturing to the

to the

She then gestures to the couple

little sister.” Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile on her lips.Her eyes widen in shock when she sees the food in Agnes

those crepes?” She

{Did you know

is mute and deaf,” I explain when

she won’t

do you say ‘thank

show her the sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s

help distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and potatoes

to me,” Rosalie smiles when everyone’s plates are all

pup?”She asks, pointing at Kota who climbs

She squeals, waving over to

table and dig into their food,

crepe for Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks in

do for a living but the last

polite as possible, providing as few details as I can to give them a

starts to wane, however, when

been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling

glance at Zane who looks

looks at you…” her voice trails off when she sees the uncomfortable look

I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the last of my

my silverware down and begrudgingly look up

brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his wolf

other half but I had already

last memories of Jack

never hurt me, the one who told me he loved me every day…hit me…rejected me…humiliated

and his wolf would

would hurt

human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when Aurora’s voice stops me

to take a walk with

that’s okay

to politely decline when she rises to her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his