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.

mommy? Can I be a wolf

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

years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d feel another presence within him or hear a little voice

as I stare at my hopeful pup

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

can,” I finally

again, crawling on all

tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the covers with his tongue hanging out of his

on, Kota,” I say, ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I

to

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

skipped dinner last night and gone straight

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

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

good morning to Kota and I frowns at me when I

instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and

food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as

here, Iremind myself

and leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits

Aurora is Evan along with a girl we had yet to

Oliver’s right is another couple whom we also did

rest of the table is

job seems to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as he recounts

for his clothes,” Evan wheezes, Aurora on the verge of

comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora

she instructs, gesturing to the empty

to the

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

jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile on her lips.Her eyes widen in shock when she

those crepes?”

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and deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares

she won’t

do you say ‘thank you’?”

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

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

next to me,” Rosalie smiles when

at Kota who

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

on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes

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

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

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

wane, however, when

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

Zane who looks petrified by her question anger

voice trails off when she sees the uncomfortable look on

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

feel Zane’s eyes on me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell him

a bright gold

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

last memories of Jack replay in

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

wolf would be no

hurt

in a pack full of wolves and the only human for miles,

a walk with you,” she says

okay with

I look down at my pup clinging to my leg,