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.
will be a wolf e-even great-er
into his chair,
he hisses, watching the steam rise from the
down the stairs and I look up to see Talia
heart nearly skipping a beat at the mere sight
look! We
out of the chair and rushing over to greet his mother.She raises an eyebrow at me in curiosity as she lifts her pup in her
off and I hurriedly remove the hot waffle out of the
plate in front of Kota
taste our waffle,” he beams at her, poking his finger into a
and she timidly takes a bite, my heart sinking when she swallows with great difficulty and smacks her lips to remove the taste from her tongue buckle from the pressure of
she gags, taking the plate and throwing the waffle in the
umm…What sugar did you use?” She asks me, the soft smile still on her
the white powder in a jar sitting on the counter and
as she bursts into laughter, the sound making my heart soar.How could a laugh sound so
“Taste it,”
nearly choke on my own cough when I realize the jar of sugar
to make Kota and I join her.I throw out the salty batter while
measuring out the proper amount of sugar and handing it to
exchange, sparks tingling up my
on Talia’s cheeks as she pulls her hand away to tuck some hair
coughs to clear her
with the milk and
sets him on
whisk the
and baking powder together, suddenly feeling very
collide in my head,
salt, Grayson teases, and I shove him away to the recess
the jar of salt, I accidentally knock over my bowl of dry
stare blankly at Talia and Kota, afraid to move an
Zane,” Kota gasps, breaking the
up time!”
and scurries into the closet to
to maneuver the tall handle, wrapping both arms around it as he pushes the broom in a
only spreads the flour all over the floor, making an even bigger
“It’s okay Kota,”
the
“I’ll sweep.”
my back and remain in the corner, not
Kota says, tugging
“Accidents happen.”
my mate, nearly jumping when I realize she’s right in front of me hand.I flinch involuntarily and
it up, another
me on the nose, resting her head against my
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
hands stop trembling with her soothing touch and
suddenly as she touched me, Talia pulls her hand away and smiles nervously
you some more flour,” she whispers, her own heart
trust you’ll find
third attempt at waffle making finally bears
way to the table and I proudly serve her a very fluffy
along much better,”she signs,yet?”
sign back,
Talia asks, raising
relentlessly with her
on the meaning, but of course, curious Kota wants to
Agnes doing?” he asks,
Talia replies, holding
She spells out
say?” Kota asks, attempting to
hands and folding his fingers to make the four
T, A. See? KOTA,”
sign but very quickly forgets how to
say?” he asks his
shrugs, my face turning
her fingers and bringing her hands
shake my head at her, shoving a large chunk of
Agnes’s best efforts to embarrass me and Agnes goes off to the Main pack house to take
clinic, leaving the three of us with nothing
so Talia suggests
to the pack drugstore where Talia purchases a kiddie pool and
notices me staring at a bag of multicolored balloons attached to
played with water balloons before,” she laughs, her smile widening when she realizes
five packs of the balloons and pays
***Natalia***
sun compared to my darker complexion.I dress him in a pair of shorts and flip flops, Kota very excited for a chance to play with water.I don’t have a bathing suit so I opt for a pair of shorts, a black tube top,
our way down to the kitchen where I find Zane hard basketball shorts and a plain white t-shirt.I can make
bright shade of red when he looks at me and he becomes visibly flustered,
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