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.

be a wolf, mommy? Can I be a

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

so many 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

my soul as I

exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find

you can,” I finally manage

is again, crawling

,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the

questioning eyes as

to get

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

night and gone straight to bed after our

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

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

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

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

carry the food while I lead Kota up to the

here, Iremind myself

door 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 yet

Oliver’s right is another couple whom

the

annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at

through the entire school butt-naked looking for his clothes,” Evan

to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising

she instructs,

the girl

Evan’s mate and my cousin.” She then

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

crepes?”

nous sommes français? {Did you know we’re

deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly

won’t

say

show her the sign and Rosalie mimics me,

several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and

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

asks, pointing at

goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over to Kota

the table and dig into their

prepare a small crepe for Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering

do for a living but the last

few details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with disclosing information

starts to wane, however, when they ask

been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling her

quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger get the best

looks at you…” her voice

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

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

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

Jack replay in

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

wolf

hurt

aware that I am in a pack full of wolves and the only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when Aurora’s voice stops me

take a walk with you,” she

okay

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