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.
She says
spawn is more
her tongue out
I’m Satan’s spawn, then what are you? His
look on her face, Talia
chick? I’m
Celina looks her up and down as if assessing her.She then exchanges looks with her sister
say it,” she says, stepping closer
We’ve worked too
clouds swirl in Celina’s silver irises as she scowls and
your f*****g attitude,”
give a f**k about your ex 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 you promise Aurora and I that you will set aside your
Celina’s face as she
flinching from the
her as if to catch any hesitation but Talia remains unfazed, as
suddenly turns to her sister and smiles
Aurora shakes her head
“She didn’t mean that.”
definitely did,” her sister shrugs with an
have a long day ahead
hand and before I even blink an eye, the two women vanish into
be back
her knees and speaking in a soothing tone
can stay here and play with Rio.Would you like that?” Kota
take Kota upstairs to Rosalie’s office before the
the thought of using my gifts so I shove them in my pockets, willing myself to calm
reassures as we
and helping you figure out exactly what you
all of the equipment stored away and all trainers
the grounds cleared for us to work in peace,” she smiles sheepishly as she
want an audience today.”
“Evan can leave too.”
a chance,” he replies, sitting down on
heavy sigh and
let’s see what you can do.” I remain frozen in place, unsure what to do with myself but Aurora once again offers a
can be a little scary at first.It’s a
the ground in front of her, urging me to
you know I was a telepath?” I ask as
can sense your walls,” she says, her eyes
my way into a person’s thoughts and their memories without them noticing but it wasn’t so easy getting into your head.It was like there was this massive force trying to push me out,” she says, miming an unseen
push but you felt me enter your memories …didn’t you?” I nod, remembering the pinch in my temples when she entered my memories
you with your
No, Grayson snarls.
locked me out for years! It wasn’t until Talia came into the picture that the bastard
you didn’t help!
me! Aurora frowns at
point in blaming each other.This just means you both need to learn
I already
“No, she chuckles softly.”
you to do the same with me and make
growing nervous with hurting her as I remember all the failed attempts
my attempts of reading her mind on purpose.I couldn’t do
she has already cut our connection and is now expecting me to make contact but she
forms inside her palm and she cradles the
have a lot of fears,
is very dangerous.Fear and anger make you irrational….they make you lose
palm grow
letting your fears get the best of you,” She adds, the
by my emotions and if I let them get the best
became the one who controls the 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 trust
know if I can
know if you don’t give him a chance to show you his worth,” She
seeks a
He’s an i**”t.
Aurora frowns at me.
not earn his trust by belittling him, “she says sternly, Grayson rolling his
than he already is, Wolf You know his pain better than
help? No! He put me in a corner and forced me to
like myself…”
or want to help…so I thought it was better to
reply, wallowing in his
eyes but she suddenly moves
will never leave your side…no matter how much you hurt him.He
didn’t know what else to do ….I whisper.I’m sorry too, hesighs.I should have
is good,
my head.I’ll put my walls down to make this
do I enter your mind? ” I ask, looking over at Evan who looks bored by our
them. ” Aurora nods as
of thoughts
speeds and currents and unfortunately, they are
The Silent Alpha Chapter 22
the silent alpha natalia Chapter 22
the silent alpha by StephanieLight Chapter 22