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 lick my dry

thought I would have more time to

my soul as I stare at my hopeful pup

my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever

can,” I finally

can be Kota how is again, crawling on all fours

him but I swallow my words and smile at him

ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes

to

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

and gone straight to bed after

onto a hot

laboring over the food, Agnes looks as beautiful

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

pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to take to

we are all ready to go, Zane and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to

myself as

dining Alpha Oliver sits

Aurora is Evan along with a girl we had yet

whom we also did not

of the table is

his Alpha who scowls

butt-naked looking for his

voice comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora

yourselves at home,” she instructs, gesturing

points to the

Mia, Evan’s mate and my cousin.” She

wife Rosalie, Oliver’s little sister.” Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile on

those crepes?” She

français? {Did you

deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly at

she won’t understand

do you say ‘thank you’?”

mimics me, Agnes’s

Aurora help distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and potatoes for everyone to

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

asks, pointing at Kota who climbs

She squeals, waving over

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

Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering

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

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

to wane, however, when they ask about

long have you two been together?” Rosalie asks,

quick glance at Zane who looks

voice trails off when she

of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping

set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell him

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

but I had already seen the wolf within…and he was angry

last memories of Jack replay in

me, the one who told

and his wolf would be no

would hurt me

full of wolves and the only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when

with

that’s okay with

when she rises to her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging