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 from her

is more

Celina sticking her tongue

then what are you?

on her face, Talia snorting as she tries

Talia chick? I’m running late,

down as if assessing her.She then exchanges looks

to say it,” she says, stepping closer

We’ve worked too

irises as she

your f*****g attitude,” she

or 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 maggots.They’re broken and they need help.I’m not taking you anywhere until

calm but stern look washes over Celina’s face as she crosses her arms and waits for

promise,” Talia nods, never once flinching from the cold tone

any hesitation but Talia remains unfazed, as if used to being scrutinized

to her sister and smiles

head

“She didn’t mean that.”

most definitely did,” her sister shrugs with an innocent smile on her

go.We have a long day

and before I even blink an eye, the two women vanish into thin air wrapping his arms

be back later

speaking in a soothing tone to the

stay here and play with

to take Kota upstairs to Rosalie’s office before the three of us walk to the

so I shove them in

reassures as

helping you figure out exactly what you

with all of the equipment stored away and all

to work in peace,” she smiles

wouldn’t want an audience today.” She turns to Evan and

“Evan can leave too.”

a chance,” he replies, sitting down on a

heavy sigh and

in place, unsure what to do with myself but

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

the ground in front of her,

know I was a telepath?” I

can sense your walls,” she says,

into a person’s thoughts and their memories without them noticing but it wasn’t so easy getting into your head.It

…didn’t you?” I nod, remembering the pinch in my temples when she entered

help you with your gifts?”

No, Grayson snarls.

years! It wasn’t until Talia came into

didn’t

trust me! Aurora

There’s no point in blaming each other.This just means you both need to learn to work

thought I

“No, she chuckles softly.”

connection.I’m inside your head.Now I want you to do the

with hurting her as I remember all the failed

after my attempts of reading her mind on purpose.I couldn’t do that

nothing for a moment and I fear she has already cut our connection and is

of thin air, a small ball of fire forms inside her palm and she cradles the flame like a fragile

of fears, Zane…” she

that is very dangerous.Fear and anger make

demonstrate, the flames in her palm grow bigger until they

by letting your fears get

but it is very difficult to control.My flames are fueled by my emotions and if I let them get the best of me, I can lose control. I stare at the large flame nervously to my

one who controls the flames.It’s the same principle for you if you ever want to control your gift.You need to

I can

if you don’t give him a chance to show you his

a connection with your mate, Grayson seeks a connection with

He’s an i**”t.

Aurora frowns at me.

not earn his trust by belittling him, “she says sternly, Grayson rolling his eyes at

himself than he already is, Wolf You know his

what Dad did to us and did he ever let me in to help? No! He put me in a corner and forced me to

even like myself…” I

like me either or want to help…so I thought it

reply, wallowing

look Aurora in the eyes but she suddenly moves closer

Grayson is your other half and he will never leave your side…no matter how much you hurt him.He is

didn’t know what else to do ….I

good,

put my walls down to

looking over

I hurt them.

thoughts as

at different speeds and currents and unfortunately, they

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