The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 33

Zane***

Talia orders a pizza and the three of us sit by the fort and watch Shrek in Spanish.I can’t follow most of what is being said but the subtitles help.

Talia seems restless as we watch, glancing at me from the corner of her eye every so often and shifting on her pillow over and over again.

I know there’s something on her mind but I cannot bring myself to invade her privacy, so I timidly place my hand over hers, Talia flinching as the sparks ignite between us.

Ashamed, I pull my hand away but she takes it in hers and interlocks our fingers, muttering an apology under her breath.

“Sorry…it’ll just take a little getting used to,” she blushes, her thumb caressing mine.

“Your hands are…warm…” she smiles nervously.

She says nothing more, turning her attention back to the movie.

I want to ask her what is on her mind but before I can figure out a way to communicate, there’s a knock at the door.

A bit of dread settles in the pit of my stomach when I see Evan standing in the doorway.

He tries to hide his worried face with a smile, but his eyes give him away.

“The Queen wishes to speak to both of you about today’s… incident,” he says, carefully picking his words.

“Zane didn’t do anything wrong,”

Talia huffs, taking a Grayson practically swoons over the gesture and like a love sick puppy, demands to come out and mark her on sight.

Is that all you can think about right now? I snap at him, knowing we are very likely going to get kicked off the territory for his behavior.

No, I’m definitely thinking about her t**s too, Grayson replies nonchalantly.

Just look at how she’s puffing out her chest.

They look great in this top…

I despise you, I sigh, knowing there is no way to trade wolves at this point.

Trust me, I’d trade humans in a heartbeat, he retorts.

“I never said Zane did anything wrong,”

Evan explains calmly, though I can see the fear flicker in his eyes as he backs away from my small Latina mate who glares furiously at him.

“”Trust me, I would have loved to piss on Benoit Perrault years ago.”

“So then why-”

“Things are more complicated than you think and unfortunately, Zane and his wolf only made things worse,”

Evan interrupts.

“Please, just come to the Pack house so Aurora can speak to you both.”

Seeing that we would have to face Aurora sooner or later, we grab Kota and head to the pack house where Evan takes Kota out to play with Rio on the lawn while Talia and I head upstairs to Aurora’s office.I don’t smell the visiting Alphas anywhere, meaning they nervous.

Talia must be nervous too because she holds my hand as I open the door to the office, giving it a tight squeeze as we enter.

The tension in the room is thick, Aurora resting her head in her hands as she focuses on her breathing while her mate, Oliver, gives me a murderous look.

Carter, their Beta, seems to be the only one not upset at the moment, greeting both Talia and I with a smile.

A spine tingling fear washes over me when Oliver opens his mouth to speak.

“Do you have any idea what you two have done?”

Oliver growls, his blue eyes flickering between sapphire and silver.

“Do you have ANY idea how much you f****d up-”

“Oliver, stop it…”

Aurora warns, her face stern as she looks at her husband.

“Let them speak for themselves before you place blame on anyone.”

“You know as well as I do that it does not matter what the reason was.Zane had no right to pee on an Alpha visiting my territory!”

“Our territory,”

Aurora corrects him, Oliver’s mouth closing instantly.

“You forget, Zane and Talia are my guests here and Benoit, as a visitor, should have respected me by respecting my guests.You and I both know he has not!”

“So what do you propose we do?”

his head in

let Zane get away with throwing away everything we’ve worked hard on

to hold back

a deadly look, Carter holding up his

I need

mutters, storming past

after him, Oliver pausing at the door and

sighs, closing the door after him

lets out a large breath of air, pinching the bridge of

says when the suffocating silence becomes

her hand, Talia clamping her

know what happened,” She mumbles, finally

as soon as

runs her fingers through her hair and leans back in

does not make this

is the issue?” Talia asks for both

just

“What’s the issue?”

laughs sarcastically, sitting up

have a huge influence over our other shareholders.Alpha Jacques’s eldest daughter, Adeline, used to manage these shares before she went rogue 6 months ago.Benoit is the heir apparent to the Alpha title and has been managing the shares from France.He is set to take the title next month, so we planned to have a formal meeting with him

to rub

partnership.They came to an agreement this morning until Grayson so graciously pissed on Benoit Perrault.Now, not only

head might explode with frustration and for a brief moment, she

less than 3 months and I’m about to enter

little

went to war with the Witches and you took them down in less than 3 weeks.You can handle a snobby

does not smile but his words seem to have given

enormous wave of guilt washes over the

your fault,” Aurora

cause trouble with

have

I held back, Grayson snickers.It was either piss or rip

the f**k up? I snap, Aurora

cae bien tu lobo,

her face

discipline.I wholeheartedly disagree, Grayson replies before I shove him to the back of

to discuss with both of you,” Aurora

kicked out?” Talia asks, her

entirely on you,” Aurora responds with a shrug as she rests her

I would keep you safe and I have failed you now on two

like the time of peace in my

wrap my arm around her waist and

you have your reservations about wolves, so I

else while Gwen completes her mission…But I would

moment, wrapping her arms around my stomach and burying her nose in my

Talia whispers to herself,

much pups need to be around other wolves.He’ll have questions that I

Kota.”She looks like she has more to say before now, that

that a yes?” Aurora asks with a

do you think, Zane?” Talia murmurs, slowly tilting her head

“Should we stay?”

rushes to my cheeks andI blink ather.She’s asking me? No, Zane.She’s asking your shadow, Grayson grumbles, the desire to punch my own wolf growing by

you protect Kota

thick lashes fluttering at

to say but I only manage to nod my head at her, a small

we’ll stay…” Talia replies, turning to

“might like it.”

he’s enrolled.I’m glad to see River Moon

Talia’s

drawers and plucks out an

if you would join us in this celebration.It will take place on the Buck Moon, perfect for the pups to test out their new wolves.There will be lots of food and music and plenty of pups for Kota

replies quietly,

we free

I just have one

rises to her

think I have something you could do.Would you be at all interested in guard training? Now that we have a new enemy on the horizon, it would be nice to have

I reply almost too quickly, Grayson rolling his eyes at me for my eagerness to be

“Great!”she says aloud.

6 am sharp.Evan can pick you up and he’ll take it

she heaves a

that’s everything, I’m apparently late for a meeting with

and I collect Kota from the lawn

***Natalia***

idea of an impending war is

was small and luckily no

with me, however, puts my mind

protect

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