The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Rivers
***WARNING***

The following chapter contains a scene with self harm and abuse.

Reader discretion is advised, I will place (*) asterisk when the abuse self-harm begins for those of you who wish to Skip.

** ***Zane***

What are you so nervous about? Grayson mutters as we walk over to the main pack house, my legs barely able to drag me to our destination.

We need this training! What use is our gift if we can’t use it? I know he’s right but that doesn’t stop the fear somersaulting in my belly.

My father always said I was weak.

What if my power truly is weak and worthless? Then what? Then we learn to fight like any other f****”g mutt! Grayson growls in annoyance.

Talia and Agnes walk silently behind me, both equally nervous for our first day in our new assignments.

Kota appears to be the only one excited to visit the River Moon wolves.

To keep herself calm, Agnes holds her butterfly in her hand, the beautiful creature crawling along her finger and fluttering its wings.

She had kept it in her room since we arrived in River Moon and it seemed to give her comfort.

I would have to thank Salvador again for Talia fidgets with the sack lunch that I prepared for her this morning, wrinkling the paper bag with her fingers.

To my surprise, she took the lunch willingly and my heart only soared higher when I noticed she was still wearing the gold bracelet I gave her.

I just hope she will still be okay with me when she reads my note today.

Quit worrying.

We were smooth, Grayson grins We finally approach the pack house, Rosalie already waiting for us with her young pup cradled in her arms.

“Come with me Agnes,” She smiles warmly at her before turning to Talia and I.

“Aurora is in the entertainment room waiting for you.”

Talia and I exchange nervous glances and make our way to the entertainment room where we find Aurora sitting on the floor with her eyes closed, Oliver combing through her hair with tenderness, as if her hair were made of silk.

Evan sits on the couch, watching the two with friendly disgust while Rio sits lazily at his feet.

Oliver leans in close to his mate and kisses her temples, murmuring soothing words in her ears.

The Queen looks completely relaxed in his lap as he begins to gently braid her hair into one long french braid, her breaths slow and steady.

It almost feels wrong to watch such an intimate moment between two loving mates and I feel a pain in my heart.

Would Talia ever trust me enough to let me care for her as the Rio jumps up to greet Kota and the two roll around the floor playfully.

“Please sit,” Aurora says, her eyes fluttering open as Oliver ties up the braid.

Kota stops his play for a moment and we bow our heads in reverence to the timid Queen.

“My sister will be here soon for you, Talia.You can wait here while I take Zane to the training grounds.Kota can stay at the daycare or here with Rosalie and Agnes.It’s up to you and what you feel most comfortable with.”

“Here,” Talia replies almost immediately.

“H-here, please.” The Queen smiles brilliantly at her as she rises to her feet with Oliver’s help.

“Then it shall be so.” Oliver grabs his coat and car keys from the coffee table and prepares to take off.

“Be safe,” Oliver murmurs as he kisses his Queen on the cheek before he glares at me.

“If you hurt her, I will kill you.Understand?” he threatens, his voice a low growl.

I nod obediently, swallowing the lump in my throat.

Aurora rolls her eyes at her mate and pacifies him with a kiss.

“No you will not,” she chuckles.

“You cannot heal on your own,” he argues.

“If he hurts you during training-”

“Then I will heal her,” a woman’s voice calls out from behind us.

“So go huff and puff somewhere else and let my sister train in. We all turn around to the source of the voice and find a small woman identical to Queen Aurora standing by the door.

The only difference between the two appears to be their eyes, with this woman’s eyes being silvery grey while Aurora’s are a golden honey color.

Aurora wastes no time running towards the woman, embracing her in a tight hug.

“You literally see each other every f*****g day,”

Evan exasperates, Oliver rolling his eyes at the gamma wolf.

The small woman lifts her middle finger up at Evan, Aurora giggling hysterically.

Celina,” She says as she steps back

spawn is more

her tongue out

I’m Satan’s spawn, then what are you? His

on her face, Talia snorting as she tries to hold

chick? I’m running late,

presents herself and Celina looks her up and down as if assessing her.She then

say it,” she says, stepping closer to

We’ve worked too

Celina’s silver irises as she scowls and points an

f*****g attitude,” she

what you’ve been through because I can guarantee, our girls have gone through far worse.They need someone who won’t flinch away from them or look at them like they’re

over Celina’s face as she crosses her arms and waits

flinching from

hesitation but Talia remains unfazed, as if used to

suddenly turns to

head disapprovingly at her sister

“She didn’t mean that.”

most definitely did,” her sister shrugs with an

go.We have a long day

hand and before I even blink an eye, the two

will be back

knees and speaking in a soothing

meantime, you can stay here and play with Rio.Would you like that?”

to Rosalie’s office before the

uncontrollably at the thought of using my gifts so

as we

about exploring your ability and helping you

grounds is empty, with all of the

in peace,” she smiles sheepishly as

an audience today.” She turns

“Evan can leave too.”

chance,” he replies, sitting down

heavy sigh and rolls her

what you can do.” I remain frozen in place, unsure what to do with myself but Aurora

voice enters my “Telepathy can be a little scary at first.It’s a lot of voices in your head

sitting down and patting the ground in front of her, urging me to do

did you know I was a telepath?” I ask

walls,” she says,

intruders.I can usually make my way into a person’s thoughts and their memories without them noticing but it wasn’t so easy getting

thoughts with a little push but you felt me enter your memories …didn’t you?” I nod, remembering the pinch in my temples when she

wolf help you with your gifts?” she

No, Grayson snarls.

Talia came into the picture that the bastard finally let

you didn’t

didn’t trust me! Aurora frowns

each other.This just means you both need to learn to work together.Let’s furrow my

thought I

“No, she chuckles softly.”

inside your head.Now I want you to do the same with me and make anew

with hurting her as I remember all the failed attempts I had

attempts of reading her

for a moment and I fear she has already cut our connection and is now

of fire forms inside her palm

a lot of fears, Zane…” she

very dangerous.Fear and anger make

in her palm

unintentionally by letting your fears get the best

let them get the best of me, I can lose control. I stare at the large flame nervously to

flames.It’s the same principle for you if you ever want to control your gift.You need to learn to let go of your fears and

know if I

know if you don’t give him a chance to show you his worth,”

your mate, Grayson seeks a connection with you.” I don’t

He’s an i**”t.

Aurora frowns at me.

his trust by belittling him, “she says sternly,

he already is, Wolf You know his pain better than anyone.” He doesn’t trust me! Grayson snarls

help? No! He put me in a corner and forced me

even like myself…”

or want to

wallowing in

in the eyes but she suddenly moves

and he will never leave your side…no matter how much you hurt him.He is part of your soul.” I pull at the mat on

sorry.I’m sorry I locked you out.I didn’t know what else to do ….I whisper.I’m sorry too,

good,

to enter my head.I’ll put my walls down to make

looking over at Evan

them. ”

thoughts as

them are flowing at different speeds and currents and unfortunately, they are all coming

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