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
everything we’ve worked
retorts, Carter coughing to hold back his
deadly look, Carter holding
I need some
storming
him, Oliver pausing at the door and taking a
sighs, closing the door after him as he
out a large breath of air, pinching the bridge of her nose
can explain,” Talia says when the
her hand, Talia clamping her mouth
happened,” She
as soon as
and leans back in her chair with her eyes
make this situation any
issue?” Talia asks for both
just
“What’s the issue?”
laughs sarcastically, sitting up
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
to rub her temples
Grayson so graciously pissed on Benoit Perrault.Now, not only are all the negotiations off the table, but Lune de Minuit has declared River Moon and, by proxy,
with frustration and for a brief moment, she appears overwhelmed
about to enter another war,” she whispers under breath, Carter walking over to her
little credit,”
before we went to war with the Witches and you took them down in less than 3 weeks.You can handle a snobby Alpha
smile but his words seem
guilt
fault,” Aurora says
to cause trouble with or without
it have to be
I held back, Grayson snickers.It was
should be thanking me.Would you shut the f**k
lobo, {I like
face once
discipline.I wholeheartedly disagree, Grayson replies before I shove him to the back of my
have something to discuss with both of you,”
Talia asks,
you,” Aurora responds with a shrug as she rests
you a promise that I would keep you safe and I
now it looks like the time of peace in my Kingdom
my arm around her waist and pull her close to remind her she has me
your reservations about wolves, so I
always make arrangements to place you somewhere else while Gwen completes her mission…But I
arms around my stomach and burying her
really likes it here,” Talia whispers to
how much pups need to be around other wolves.He’ll have questions that I don’t know
more to say before now, that is all she has
yes?” Aurora asks with
you think, Zane?” Talia murmurs, slowly tilting her
“Should we stay?”
asking your shadow, Grayson grumbles, the desire to punch my own wolf
you protect Kota
thick lashes fluttering
my life, Iwant to say but I only manage to nod my head at her, a
Talia replies, turning to
“might like it.”
glad to see River
Talia’s cheeks turning
young Queen rummages through her drawers and plucks out an envelope, holding
pups will receive their wolves over the next few weeks and will be initiated into River Moon as official pack members.We would be most honored if you would
your Majesty,” Talia replies quietly, taking the envelope from
free to leave
one more question
she rises to her feet and switches
new enemy on the horizon, it would be nice to have another silver wolf
eyes at me for my eagerness to be useful.”I mean, yes,
“Great!”she says aloud.
sharp.Evan can pick you up and he’ll take
heaves a heavy sigh,
that’s everything, I’m apparently late for
collect Kota from the lawn and head back to
***Natalia***
idea of an impending war
experienced a time of peace during my reign as Luna and I’d only ever seen one rogue attack.It was small and luckily no one got hurt but it pales in
Grayson with me, however,
protect Kota
The Silent Alpha Chapter 33
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