The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

*Natalia***

“Now it’s just you and me,” I smile at Zane, the wolf staring at me with anxious eyes.

“Relax,” I chuckle.

“I don’t bite.”

The nervous look never leaves his eyes as I drag him back to the park.

During the first part of our date with Kota, I watched Zane carefully, noticing how excited he got over such simple things like Dippin Dots or the disco music that was playing during the rides.

It’s obvious this is his first time seeing an amusement park before, leaving me to wonder what else he had yet to experience.I take him to the nearest roller coaster, explaining to him the thrill of dropping and rising ona train.

He doesn’t seem convinced by my explanation, but he nonetheless humors me and gets on the train.

There’s a slight hint of fear in Zane’s eyes as the ride operator locks us into our seats, the automated announcements telling us to keep our arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times.I reach out to hold Zane’s hand and comfort him, interlocking our fingers to let him know we were going to be okay.

The train shoots out of the station, Zane’s eyes widening as we rush down a track, making a sudden sharp turn and climbing up the first hill.

“Hold on tight!” I squeal, growing excited for the drop.

The anticipation grows as the entire park shrinks before our eyes, the sun setting off in the horizon.

The pretty view distracts Zane temporarily before we reach the apex and look down at the drop.

“Oh f**k,”

Someone behind us shouts before we race down the hill, a camera flashing as we zoom past it territied and amused by the sharp turns and sudden drops.

A huge grin is plastered on his face when we get off and I can tell he wants to ride again.

We make our way to the photo booth at the end of the ride, and I laugh my butt off when I see our picture.

I’m smiling like a lunatic with my arms raised in the air while Zane has a look of absolute terror, his eyes and mouth wide open in fright.

“I’m buying it,” I giggle, Zane’s ears turning red in embarrassment.

“And I’m going to frame it.” He shakes his head in horror, as if willing me not to buy it but I give him a stern look.

“This is a picture of your very first roller coaster,” I sigh.

“And I want to remember being the one who shared that moment with you.”

His entire face turns redder than a tomato, the edges of his lips slightly curving up in a little smile.

Satisfied that I can now keep the picture, I hand the money to the clerk and receive two copies of our photo.

“Hehe, now I get to remember the look on your face forever,” I tease him, shoving the pictures in my purse before he can take them from me.

We go on a few more roller coasters, Zane nervous about each one but coming out of each ride with a contagious smile on his lips.I spot a cotton candy stand and buy two big clouds of cotton for each of us, Zane staring at the large pink cloud with a puzzled look on his face.

“Open your mouth,” I laugh, tearing off a piece of his cotton.

Zane hesitantly follows my orders, slowly hanging his mouth open.

“Now, stick your tongue out.”

He once again does as he’s told and I place the little cotton fluff on his tongue, his eyes lighting up like a child at Christmas as the candy melts in his mouth, leaving the sugar taste in its wake lutty from my candy.

He holds it out to me and I raise an eyebrow at him.

“You want to feed me?” l ask.

He turns bright red again and lowers his gaze in shame, guilt quickly filling my mind.

Jeez, Talia, why are you such a b***h? I scold myself, opening my mouth and leaning in close to him.

His hand shakes a little as he deposits the little fluff in my mouth, the sugar spreading across my tastebuds.He smiles nervously so I offer hima smile in return and wiggle my eyebrows to ease the awkward tension between us.

“We should try the Ferris wheel,” I suggest, pulling him towards the giant wheel at the end of the park.

A young operator greets us and lets us into the little cage, Zane gripping onto the sides when it begins to rock upon our ascension.

“Relax, wolf,” I chuckle.

“It’s supposed to rock a little.Just sit back and enjoy the view.”

Almost as if on cue, we reach the top of the Ferris wheel overlooking the entire park, his breath hitching when he sees the incredible view.

“It’s pretty, isn’t it?”

the

could stay up here for hours

at

hide my blush, I sit back in our seats and watch the

inches closer to me, stretching his arms

best to hold back my laughter when he carefully drapes his arm behind my seat, knowing his face is probably bright red

on his

as I trace patterns on his broad chest, my heart growing heavy knowing he is likely suffering from trauma like the

murmur, avoiding his eyes for

the best gift anyone could have

allowing him to wrap his arms around

brief moment, I allow myself to imagine

the idea is calming, bringing me a sense of comfort knowing Kota would have a dad to look up to…but as with every

could see that Zane and Kota get along just fine, one day Zane

one? Will he find someone else, leaving me to pick up all the pieces of my heart

the thought lingering in the back of my mind

all, and it is best I practice caution before diving in headfirst

my hunger gets the best of me, and I text

to the alley, the portal opening to a candlelit picnic by

the last of the candles set up ona large stone that will be serving as our dinner table, her

candles, Aurora,” Evan

“They’re already here.”

him, turning to us with a

a large blanket on the ground with pillows and dishes scattered around it.A basket with a delicious scent coming from it sits

lights illuminate the grass surrounding the picnic, the lake providing

you do all of this?” I ask, wondering how

taking my hand and leading me to

plates and cutleries,

he pulls out containers of fruits, cheeses, macaroni salads, sandwiches, fried chicken, cookies, and even a

while I eat, as if to see if

is delicious,” I say as

with his fingers and I

practicing my signs over the past

this recipe because this

out his chest a little in pride at my compliment to his mother, bringing a tiny smile to my face.I like

silence once again takes over and

a conversation with a man who does not speak and I find myself running out of things

him nervous.the only real way we can: by laying all of

clear my throat to catch his attention and put away my

I blurt out, carefully wiping my wine glass before finally looking up

“Christian,” I sigh.

***Zanet**

sure what

tall, very

Alpha you’ve ever met.Practically

shiver runs down my

my veins

clear that lam no

be a huge disappointment to her should she ever

an interest in a girl like me,” she

wasn’t a geek or a loner or anything like

Guess I’m still not his type,” she laughs

and she goes a little quiet, swallowing her emotions before

shortly after he explained that he was a wolf.It wasn’t an easy thing to wrap my head around but it made a little sense.It explained why

to the back of my mind, reminding him that we did not have a right to be angry that she had a life before meeting

married for 2

and rainbows.I had to prove myself to the former Alpha and the entire pack that I was Capable of leading them despite being a human.I did the best that I could but, in the end, Christian wasn’t very happy with me.He needed

away a stray tear rolling down her

heartbeat erratically in her

part of our marriage struggling to get pregnant, doing everything

spits through gritted teeth, holding back the more tears desperately wanting to spill onto

took matters into his

very quiet, balling

concentrate on the walls I built, letting

together flickers in my head, and I watch in disgust as the two make love to

thrusts, the woman moaning louder as

you

Talia’s mate had cheated

behind her, pulling her onto my lap to wipe the tears that finally spilled onto her cheeks in hopes of comforting her from shame of letting me see

She whispers,

a word to me about it.They lied

their Luna but they lied to me! They lied.Wolves lie!” she sobs, burying her face