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 like Zane?” Several questions

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

would earn his wolf but his first shift was so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an

eyes seem to bore into my soul as I stare

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

you can,” I finally

crawling on all fours

I swallow my words and smile at

ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as I climb out

have to

of crepes fills the house as Kota and I make our way into

skipped dinner last night and gone straight to bed after

hot pan, swirling

Agnes looks as beautiful as

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

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

all ready to go, Zane and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota up to the

myself

a large dining Alpha

Evan along with a girl we had yet to

another couple whom we also did not

of the table is

to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as he recounts a

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

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

make yourselves at home,” she

points to the girl beside

cousin.” She then gestures

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

those crepes?” She

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

and deaf,” I explain

she won’t

do you say ‘thank you’?”

and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s eyes brightening from

distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring in

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

pup?”She asks, pointing at

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

opposite side of the table and

he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering

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

as I can to give them a hint that I was not

however, when they

two been together?” Rosalie asks, wiggling her eyebrows

make a cute couple.” I steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger get

way he looks at you…” her voice trails off when she

to get rid of,” I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping

me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly

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

to hide his other half but

Jack

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

wolf would

would hurt me

pack full of wolves and the only human for miles,

with you,” she says

that’s okay with

her voice I look down