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.

Can I be a wolf like Zane?” Several questions pop into my

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

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

soul as I stare at my hopeful pup still in

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

can,” I finally

again, crawling on all fours and

to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the covers with his tongue hanging out of his

ignoring Zane’s questioning eyes as

have to get

crepes fills the house as Kota and I make

last night and gone straight to bed after our

a hot pan, swirling it around in circles

over the food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in

morning to Kota and I frowns at me when

help her pack

food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly

can’t find us here, Iremind myself as we enter the

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

along with a girl we

whom we also did not meet

the table

job seems to be annoying his Alpha who scowls

for his clothes,” Evan wheezes, Aurora

mad-” His voice comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her feet to greet

she instructs, gesturing to the

points to the girl beside

mate and my cousin.” She then

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 food in Agnes and

crepes?” She

nous sommes français? {Did you know

mute and deaf,” I explain when Agnes stares blankly

won’t

do you say

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

distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring

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

your pup?”She asks, pointing at Kota

She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives her

side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating

readily licks the Nutella off, smothering

about how I met Gwen or what I do for a

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

however,

been together?” Rosalie

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

voice trails

he’s just a wolf I met and can’t seem to get rid of,” I mutter,

silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell him to

brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his wolf

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

of Jack

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

and his wolf would be no

hurt

in a pack full of wolves and the only human for miles,

to take a walk with you,” she says through

okay with

she rises to her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his large