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.

wolf, mommy? Can I be a wolf like Zane?” Several questions pop into my

Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us?

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

eyes seem to bore into my soul as I stare at my hopeful

a good wolf loyal to his family and

I

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

to tell him but I swallow my words and smile

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

to get

and I make our way into the kitchen, both

dinner last night and gone straight to

onto a hot pan,

beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse

me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping

useless against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to take to

ready to go, Zane and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my wandering eyes

here, Iremind myself as

at the door and leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits at the head of the table, his Queen to

along with a girl we

couple whom

the table

to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him

entire school butt-naked looking for his clothes,” Evan wheezes, Aurora on the verge of tears beside

he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her

she instructs,

points to the girl

cousin.” She

Beta Carter and 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

those crepes?” She

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

mute and deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly at

won’t

say ‘thank you’?” She

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

Aurora help distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring

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

asks, pointing at Kota

are gorgeous!” She squeals,

comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into

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

try to make small talk, asking me questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but

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

wane, however,

long have you two been together?” Rosalie

Zane who looks

he looks at you…” her voice

rid of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the last of

on me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up

eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his

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

memories of Jack replay

the one who told me he loved me every day…hit me…rejected me…humiliated me…and

and his wolf would be

would hurt

the only human for miles, I begin gathering

with you,” she says through

okay

when she rises to her feet, her voice I look down