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, mommy? Can I be a

did he know Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf

thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d feel another presence

eyes seem to bore into my soul as I stare at my hopeful pup still in his

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

you can,” I finally manage to

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

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

ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I

have to

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

dinner last night and gone straight to

Agnes hard at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan,

looks as beautiful as ever in a

frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand to not

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

the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my wandering eyes

can’t find us here, Iremind myself as we

meets us at the door and leads us to a large dining Alpha

is Evan along with a girl we had yet to

right is another couple whom we also

of the table

to be annoying his Alpha

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

His voice comes to a halt when he finally

make yourselves at home,” she instructs, gesturing to

the girl beside

my cousin.” She then gestures to the couple to Oliver’s

his wife Rosalie, Oliver’s little sister.” Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile on

those crepes?”

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

explain

won’t

you say ‘thank you’?” She

sign and Rosalie mimics

while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and potatoes for

when everyone’s

asks, pointing at

She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives her a

of the table and dig into their food,

and he readily licks

about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to

as I can to

however,

two been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling her

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

the way he looks at you…” her voice trails off when she sees the uncomfortable look on

of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I

me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up

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

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

last memories of Jack replay in

and Jack, my wolf mate who claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me he loved me every day…hit me…rejected me…humiliated me…and

wolf would

hurt me

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

to take a walk with you,” she says through a small

that’s okay

I look down at my pup clinging