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.

a wolf, mommy? Can I be a wolf like Zane?” Several

possibly know a wolf was after

was so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d feel

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

would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should

can,” I finally manage to

crawling

will be a beautiful wolf ,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile

I say, ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I

have to

Kota and I

and gone straight to bed after

a hot pan, swirling it around in circles to make a

as beautiful as ever in a pretty

at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my

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

Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my

Iremind myself as we enter the mansion.We’re

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

is Evan along with a girl we had

another couple whom

rest of the

seems to be annoying his Alpha who

school butt-naked looking for his clothes,” Evan wheezes, Aurora

he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her feet to greet

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

the girl

Mia, Evan’s mate and my cousin.” She

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

crepes?” She

sommes français? {Did you know

I explain

she won’t understand

do you say ‘thank you’?”

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

omegas bring

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

pointing at Kota who climbs onto my

his eyes are gorgeous!” She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives her a cheeky

and Agnes make themselves comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into

Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off,

make small talk, asking me questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living

to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with disclosing information about my

to wane, however, when

together?”

make a cute couple.” I steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified

voice trails off when she sees the uncomfortable look

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

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

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

to hide his other half but I had already seen the wolf within…and

Jack replay

the one

his wolf would

hurt me

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

a walk with you,” she says through a

okay with

voice I look down at