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
away everything we’ve worked hard on building because he can’t “You’re one to
Carter coughing to
look, Carter holding
think I need
storming
after him, Oliver pausing at the door and taking a deep
you too,” he sighs, closing the
air, pinching the bridge of her nose as she once again rests her head in
explain,” Talia says when the suffocating
was just-” Aurora holds up her
what happened,” She
your memories as soon as you walked
and leans back in her chair with
not make this situation
the issue?” Talia asks for both of
just
“What’s the issue?”
laughs sarcastically, sitting
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
stops to rub her temples
morning until Grayson so graciously pissed on Benoit Perrault.Now, not only are
explode with frustration and
I’m about to enter another war,” she whispers under breath, Carter walking over
a little
war with the Witches and you took them down in less than 3 weeks.You can handle a snobby Alpha and
seem to have given her
guilt washes over the
Aurora says after
cause trouble with or without Grayson’s help,”
did it have to
Grayson snickers.It was either piss or rip
should be thanking me.Would you shut the f**k
lobo, {I like your
her face once
disagree, Grayson replies
both of you,” Aurora says, her eyes
being kicked out?” Talia asks, her hand
depends entirely on you,” Aurora responds with a shrug as
you safe and I have failed you now on
like the time of
around her waist and pull her close to remind
have your reservations
arrangements to place you somewhere else while Gwen completes her mission…But I would really love
her arms around my stomach and burying her nose
it here,” Talia whispers to herself, though
questions that I don’t know the answer to…And there are
good for Kota.”She looks like she has more to say before
is that a yes?” Aurora asks with
slowly
“Should we stay?”
cheeks andI blink ather.She’s asking me? No, Zane.She’s asking your shadow, Grayson
you protect
whispers, her thick lashes
Iwant to say but I only manage to nod my head
replies, turning to look at
“might like it.”
it that he’s enrolled.I’m glad to see River Moon
Talia’s cheeks
plucks out an envelope, holding it out
our 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 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
replies quietly,
free to
have one more
rises to her feet and switches to
a new enemy on the horizon, it would be nice to have another silver wolf helping to protect the pack.You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to and you don’t have to give
his eyes at me for my eagerness to
“Great!”she says aloud.
start first thing Monday morning, 6 am sharp.Evan can pick you
eyes suddenly fog over and she heaves a heavy
everything, I’m apparently late for a meeting with
collect Kota from the lawn and head back to
***Natalia***
of an
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 comparison to an all out
Zane and Grayson with me, however, puts my mind at
protect Kota
The Silent Alpha Chapter 33
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