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

is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after

so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as

as I stare at my hopeful

my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to

course you can,” I finally manage

again, crawling

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

Zane’s questioning eyes as

to

Kota and I make our way into the kitchen,

last night and gone straight

a hot pan, swirling it

as beautiful as ever in

a good morning to Kota and I frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my

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

carry the food while I lead Kota up to

here, Iremind myself as we enter

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

Evan along with

is another couple whom we also

of the table is

Alpha who scowls violently at him as he

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

a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her

at home,” she instructs, gesturing to

points to the

Evan’s mate and my cousin.” She

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 when she sees the

those crepes?”

{Did

and deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly at

won’t

you say ‘thank you’?” She

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

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

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

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

She

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

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

what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is talk

to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with

patience starts to wane, however, when they ask

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

a quick glance at Zane who looks

voice trails off when she sees the

rid of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping

as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up

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

but I had already seen the

memories of Jack replay in my

hurt me, the one who told me

wolf would

would hurt

of wolves and the only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when Aurora’s voice

with you,”

that’s okay with

to her feet, her voice I look