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.

be a wolf like Zane?” Several questions pop

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

always knew the day 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

bore into my soul as I stare at my hopeful pup still in his

exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he

you can,” I finally

again, crawling on all fours

will be a beautiful wolf ,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as

I say, ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I climb

have to

the house as Kota and I make our way into the kitchen, both of us

night and gone straight

pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling

Agnes looks as beautiful

and I frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand to not

are useless against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and

Kota

find us here, Iremind myself as we

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

with

right is another couple whom we also did

of the table is

Alpha

school butt-naked looking for his clothes,” Evan

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

make yourselves at home,” she

to the

and my cousin.” She then gestures to the couple to

and rushes over to us with a kind smile on

those crepes?” She

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

and deaf,” I explain when Agnes

she won’t

say ‘thank you’?” She

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

several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and potatoes for everyone to

when

your pup?”She asks, pointing at Kota who

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

Agnes make themselves comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as more praise comes

licks the Nutella off,

asking me questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is talk about

as I can to give them a hint that I was

however,

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

glance at Zane who

voice

I met and can’t seem to get rid of,” I mutter, an awkward

me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell

a bright gold color, his wolf seeming to fight for

hide his other half but I had already seen

Jack replay in my

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

wolf

would hurt me

only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when

walk with you,” she says through a small

that’s okay with

I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his large eyes twinkling