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 like Zane?”

Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick my dry lips, unsure how to respond

his first shift was so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d feel another presence within

as I

despised wolves, my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his

can,” I finally manage

again, crawling

and smile at him as he rolls around the covers with his tongue hanging out of

Zane’s questioning eyes

have to

and I make our way into the kitchen, both of us practically

and

a hot pan, swirling it around in circles to make

Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse and

me when I try to steal a crepe,

instead help her pack the

Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my wandering

here, Iremind myself as we enter the mansion.We’re

omega meets us at the door and leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits at the

along with a girl we

couple whom

the table

Alpha who scowls violently at him as he

looking for his clothes,”

a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to

make yourselves at home,” she instructs, gesturing

to the girl beside

my cousin.” She then gestures to the couple to Oliver’s

jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with

crepes?” She

français? {Did you know

mute and deaf,” I explain

she won’t

do you say ‘thank

sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s eyes brightening from the

around while several omegas bring in dishes

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

your pup?”She asks, pointing at Kota who climbs onto my

eyes are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives her

side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as more praise

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

what I do for a living but the last thing I want to

I can to give

to wane, however, when they ask about

long have you two been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling her eyebrows

Zane who looks petrified by

way he looks at you…” her voice trails off

just a wolf I met and can’t seem to get rid of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the last of

Zane’s eyes on me as I set my silverware

eyes meet, his brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his wolf

tightly, looking away to hide his other half but I had already seen the wolf within…and he

of Jack replay in my

me, the one who told me he loved me every day…hit

and his wolf would be

hurt me

am in a pack full of wolves and the only human for miles, I begin gathering my

with you,”

okay

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