The Silent Alpha (Natalia)
Chapter 30
Chapter 30: Mistakes
***Zanet**
My eyes flutter open to find Natalia nestled up by my side, her head resting on my shoulder and her nose buried in my neck.She drapes her left arm over my chest while tucking her left leg over my thigh.
To my right, I feel Kota curled up under my arm, snoring lightly in his sleep as he clutches his little wolf tightly to his chest.
For a moment, I remain perfectly still, afraid the mirage would fade away if I moved.
The sparks tingling across my body from Talia’s touch, however, make me realize I’m not dreaming at all, both my mate and our pup nestled safely in my arms.
This must be what heaven feels like… I tell myself as my heart beats uncontrollably in my chest.
It feels so natural to hold them in my arms, as if they were always meant to be with me.
Kota suddenly stirs, sitting up on his knees and glancing around the room in confusion.
Messy hairs stick out from his head and his pajamas are all rumpled and crooked.
He wipes his tired eyes and looks up at me with a grin.
“I’m hungry,” he yawns, stretching out his little arms.
He lays his head on my stomach and gives me puppy eyes.
“Can we make waffles, Zane?”
I smile at him, afraid to move and disturb Talia in her sleep.
It to me and then roll her to her side to free myself from her grasp.
My heart beats frantically as she stirs before she settles into her new spot comfortably, sighing contently in her sleep.
I help Kota brush his teeth and wash his face before we head into the kitchen where I spend a couple of minutes watching videos on my phone on how to make waffles.
Kota is practically dancing on his toes with excitement as I gather ingredients for his breakfast.
“Can I help you?” he asks eagerly, picking up a whisk with a cheeky grin.
“Auntie Gwen lets me help her.Can I please help you?”
His puppy eyes make it incredibly difficult to say no and I put a chair against the counter for him to stand on before placing the mixing bowl in front of him.
I hand measuring cups filled with ingredients to Kota, the little boy happily pouring them into the bowl and repeating the measurements out loud to me.
Placing my hand over his, I guide his little hand through the motion of whisking the ingredients together until we have a nice batter.
I pull out the waffle iron, staring at the infernal contraption until I finally figure out how to turn it on.
“Can I pour?” Kota asks as we both look at the iron.
I give him a measuring cup with some batter and steady him up over the counter while he pours.
“Oopsies…” he gasps as some of the batter spills over the counter.
“I’m sorry, Zane.” a beating and a week with no visits from Mom.
The little boy hides his batter covered fingers behind his back, unsure what my reaction will be to his mistake.I never want him to be afraid of me…
“I-It’s o-kay,” I smile, closing the iron and sitting Kota on the chair.I cup his cheeks, not wanting him to feel like he is in trouble for making a mistake.
“A-a-accidents happen. We j-just ha-have to c-clean it up, o-okay?”
I hand him a towel and help him wipe the counter, high-fiving him when the mess is all gone.
As I flip the waffle iron over to cook the other side, Kota taps me on my shoulder.
“Zane,” he says timidly, looking up at me with his large blue and brown eyes.
“Are you my daddy?”
My entire body stiffens but Grayson is more than willing to respond.Say yes, he grumbles.He belongs to us just as much as Talia.He’s ours.
The question, however, can only be answered by Talia.
“I- l-like you and your m-mommy very m-much,” I reply with a nervous smile.
“B-but I don’t know what I-I am to you yet.”
“I know what you are,” He giggles.
“You’re a wolf.”
He bursts out into a howl.
“Can I be a wolf like you?” I don’t want him to be a wolf like me…
A wolf who struggles to speak, a wolf who makes too many mistakes, a wolf who will inevitably always fail.
forehead.
a wolf e-even
another howl and settles back into his chair, resting his head on
hisses, watching the steam rise from
down the stairs and I look up to see Talia walking towards us, her arms stretching out
in her sleepy state, she looks incredibly beautiful, my heart nearly
We
and rushing over to greet his mother.She raises an eyebrow at me in curiosity as she lifts her pup
goes off and I hurriedly remove the hot
and syrup on the waffle, I place it on a plate in front of Kota who smiles proudly at it and shoves the plate to
he beams at her, poking his finger into a pool of syrup and licking
she timidly takes a bite, my heart sinking when she swallows with great difficulty and smacks her lips to remove the taste from her
interesting taste,” she gags, taking the plate and
sugar did you use?” She asks me, the soft
powder in a jar sitting on the counter and she
scrunches up as she bursts into laughter, the sound making my heart soar.How could a laugh sound so
“Taste it,”
taste the sugar and nearly choke on my own cough when I realize the jar of
back her laughter, the sound contagious enough to make Kota and I join her.I throw out the salty batter
she teases, measuring out the proper amount of
fingers touch in the exchange, sparks tingling
as she pulls her hand away to tuck some hair behind
to clear
with
him on the chair for him
of them whisk the
flour and baking powder together, suddenly feeling
thoughts of failure collide in my head, making it
the salt, Grayson teases, and I shove him away to the recess of my
over my bowl of
blankly at Talia and Kota, afraid to move
Zane,” Kota gasps, breaking
time!”
chair and scurries into the closet to grab
wrapping both arms around it as
spreads the flour all
“It’s okay Kota,”
taking the broom
“I’ll sweep.”
behind my back and remain in the corner,
okay, Zane,” Kota says, tugging at
“Accidents happen.”
face and look over at my mate, nearly jumping when I realize she’s right in front of me hand.I flinch involuntarily and she stops, a look of sadness
your hair,” she whispers, carefully reaching into my hair and ruffling it up, another cloud of flour filling the air.I blink
on the nose, resting her head against my forehead.She’s not Dad, Grayson sighs.She’s not
with me,” she murmurs, warm sparks tingling up my arm when she timidly places her hand over mine, tugging me over the counter.I almost pull away,
hands stop trembling with her soothing touch and
as she touched me, Talia pulls her hand away
she whispers,
you’ll find the
third attempt at waffle making finally bears fruit, Kota smiling giddily as Talia
way to the table and I proudly serve her a
and Talia are getting along much better,”she signs,yet?” she chuckles,
sign back, groaning
okay?” Talia asks, raising an
me relentlessly with her kissing signs and
seem to pick up on the meaning, but
is Agnes doing?” he asks, micking
Talia replies, holding up
She spells out his name for
say?” Kota asks, attempting to replicate her
replies, grabbing his hands and folding his fingers to make
O, T, A. See?
best to sign but very quickly forgets how to fold his
Agnes say?” he asks
don’t know,” Talia shrugs, my face turning
asks, pinching her fingers and bringing her hands together so they
shoving a large chunk
narrows her eyes suspiciously at Agnes and I but breakfast despite Agnes’s best efforts to embarrass
today from working at the clinic, leaving the three of
suggests we go outside for some fun
the pack drugstore where Talia purchases a kiddie
notices me staring at a bag of multicolored balloons attached to
you’ve never played with water balloons before,” she laughs, her smile widening when she realizes I
of the balloons and pays at the register, Kota jumping excitedly at her
***Natalia***
his pale skin very sensitive to the sun compared to my darker complexion.I dress him in a pair of shorts and flip flops, Kota very excited for a
I find Zane hard basketball shorts and a plain white t-shirt.I can make out a few scars on his
red when he looks at me and he becomes visibly flustered,
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