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.

a wolf like Zane?” Several questions

he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick my dry lips, unsure how to

would come when he would earn his wolf but 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

to bore into my soul as I stare

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

you can,” I finally

can be Kota how is again, crawling on all fours and barking at

to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the covers with

questioning eyes as I climb out of

to get

sweet aroma of crepes fills the house as Kota and I make our way

night and gone straight to bed after

work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling it around in circles to make a

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

kindly signs a good morning to Kota and I frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand to not

pack the cut-up fruits and

lead Kota up to the mansion,

Iremind myself as

at the door and leads us to a large dining

Aurora is Evan along with a girl

whom we also did not meet

of the table is

of Gamma Evan’s job seems to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as he

butt-naked looking for his clothes,” Evan

mad-” His voice comes to a halt when he finally notices

she instructs, gesturing to

points to the girl beside

Mia, Evan’s mate and my cousin.” She then gestures to the couple to

his wife Rosalie, Oliver’s 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

those crepes?”

nous sommes français? {Did you know we’re French?}.We

is mute and deaf,” I explain when

she won’t understand

you say

mimics

around while several omegas bring

right next to me,” Rosalie smiles when everyone’s plates are all full, patting the chair

at Kota who climbs onto my

is beautiful and my goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over to Kota who

on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food,

prepare a small crepe for Kota and he readily licks the Nutella

or what I do for a living

possible, providing as few details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with

to wane, however, when they ask about

been together?”

Zane who looks

her voice trails off when she sees

can’t seem to get rid of,” I mutter,

silverware

flicker to a bright gold color, his wolf seeming

his other half but I

of Jack

Jack, my wolf mate who claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me

and his wolf would be

would hurt

only human for miles, I

like to take a walk with you,” she says

okay with

her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his