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.

I be a

wolf was after

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

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

good wolf loyal to

can,” I finally manage

Kota how is again, crawling

swallow my words and smile

questioning eyes as I climb out

to

Kota and I make our way

had skipped dinner last night and

hard at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling it

beautiful as ever in a

I frowns at me when I try to steal

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

while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing

myself as we enter

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

beside Aurora is Evan along with a girl we had

whom we also did

rest of the table is

be annoying his Alpha who

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

was so mad-” His voice comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her

yourselves at home,” she instructs, gesturing to the empty

the girl

cousin.” She then gestures to the

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

crepes?”

français? {Did

and deaf,” I explain when Agnes

she won’t understand

you say ‘thank you’?”

mimics

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

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

your pup?”She asks, pointing at Kota who climbs onto

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

and Agnes make themselves comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating

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

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

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

starts to wane, however,

two been together?”

couple.” I steal a quick glance at Zane

assumed…with the way he looks at you…” her voice trails off when

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

my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell him to

a bright gold color, his wolf seeming to

looking away to hide his other half but I had already seen

memories of Jack replay in

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

wolf

would hurt

only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes

take a walk with you,” she says through a

that’s okay with

voice I look down at my pup clinging to my