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 like Zane?” Several questions

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

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

him to be a good wolf loyal to his family

course you can,” I

is again, crawling on all fours and barking

wolf ,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he

say, ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as

have to

as Kota and I make our way into

last night and gone straight to

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

Agnes looks as beautiful as

kindly signs a good morning to Kota and I frowns at me when I try to

her and I instead help her pack the

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 at the head of the table,

is Evan along with a girl we had

another couple whom we also did

the

annoying his Alpha

entire school butt-naked looking for his

His voice comes to a halt when he finally

she instructs, gesturing to the

to the

She then gestures to the couple to

rushes over to us with a kind smile on her lips.Her eyes widen

those crepes?”

{Did you

deaf,” I explain when Agnes

she won’t understand

do you say ‘thank

Rosalie mimics me,

several omegas bring in dishes

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

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

are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over

side of the table and dig into their food,

Kota and he readily licks the

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

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

to wane, however, when they ask

long have you two been together?” Rosalie

at Zane who looks petrified by her

looks at you…” her voice trails off

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

feel Zane’s eyes on me as I set my silverware down

our eyes meet, his brown eyes flicker to a bright gold

away to hide his other half but I had already seen

Jack

one who told me he loved

his wolf

would hurt me

for miles, I

take a walk with

that’s okay

to politely decline when she rises to her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his large