The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Read The Silent Alpha by Stephanie Light Chapter 90 – Reveals

*** Zane***

I’m up at the break of dawn, Kota poking my eyes and wanting to play. “L-let’s go get M-Mommy some clothes and breakfast,” I murmur, slipping out of bed and dragging the giggling pup towards me by his ankles. “Shhh!” I whisper when Talia begins to stir from the sound of Kota’s laughter. “Y-you’ll wake M-Mommy up,” I scold, Kota covering his mouth as he giggles some more.

I quickly get dressed and throw Kota over my shoulder before tiptoeing out of the room. Kota only has on his set of pajamas so l’ll have to shop for him too. Luckily for me, Rionna offers to accompany me as I have no fashion sense or knowledge of clothes shopping You have no sense, period. Grayson snickers as we find a small clothing store.

Rionna goes to search for some blouses, bottoms, panties, and bras for Talia and I take Kota to the children’s section. My pup happily skips through the aisles, gasping loudly when he sees a child-sized mannequin wearing a graphic tee with a large howling wolf on the chest.

“I want that one!” Kota squeals, racing to the mannequin to touch the shirt. He strokes the wolf’s fur with his tiny fingers, completely in awe of the image. Luck smiles upon us because we manage to find the last shirt in Kota’s size and he begs me to put it on him immediately. I find him three sets of shorts, some more shirts in different styles and patterns, socks, and underwear. In the shoe aisle, Kota selects a pair of black light up sneakers and it doesn’t take much to convince me that he absolutely needs them.

As we stand in line to pay for our things, I notice Kota staring intently at the man behind us. He tilts his head to the side in curiosity and twists his small mouth as he thinks. I give the man a quick glance and can’t understand what’s so interesting about him. He is just a man in his late 40’s with a large pot belly and thinning hair.

“Daddy,” Kota hisses, tugging at my hand so I can bend over and listen to him. “Daddy, is he growing a baby in his belly like Mommy?” He whispers in my ear.

I do a double take and stare at the pup, unsure if I heard him correctly. Even Grayson seems at a loss for words, his emotions bombarding me like a cyclone.

“A-A baby?” I ask, not wanting to get ahead of myself. “K-Kota, where did y-you….

Where did y-you hear that?”

“Nanessa said Mommy is growing a baby in her belly,” Kota replies with a shrug and lifts up his shirt to show me his tummy. “Daddy, I want to grow a baby just like Mommy! Do you think it will fit?” He asks, tapping his stomach. “Mommy’s worm is growing babies. Mommy’s growing babies. I want a baby!” He snaps. “Daddy, are your growing babies too?”

His lips begin to quiver as he pouts and his eyes fill with tears. His breathing grows heavier and I know he’s going to cry any second now.

Grayson! Grayson, what do I do? I ask, panicking as the pup bursts into tears. Well, did you try putting him in rice? Grayson mutters. GRAYSON!

Well I don’t know! I didn’t think the horse would ever reach its destination, Grayson argues defensively. Let me think!

Seeing that I am on my own, I scoop up the pup in my arms and struggle to balance him and all the clothes in my hands. Fortunately, Rionna finally meets us at the front of the line and offers to hold the clothes while I soothe my son.

“W-why are y-you sad, buddy?” I ask, smoothing back his hair and kissing his head. He buries his face in my neck and begins to wail.

“Because I want a baby!” he hiccups. “W-why do y-you want a baby?” I ask and he begins to cry harder. “Because… because I want someone to play with me and Wolfie,” he cries.

“What baby is he talking about?” Rionna asks with confusion, handing the cashier her credit card.

“Mommy has a baby in her belly,” Kota answers angrily, a small gasp escaping Rionna’s lips. “But I want to have a baby too!”

Tears fill Rionna’s eyes and she wraps her arms around me in a hug. “Oh my! How wonderful! Congratulations, my love! That pup is so going to be lucky to have you and Talia! Oh, I’m just so excited for you! This is so wonderful!” she cries with excitement. “Kota, you’re going to be a big brother!”

Kota stops his crying and stares curiously at Rionna. “I am?” he asks, wiping his tears on my shirt.

“Oh yes, of course!” Rionna answers, taking the bags from the cashier and leading us out of the store. “You will get to play lots of games together and-Oh my! We have to get.

Talia and the baby a gift! I think I saw a toy store nearby! Oh, there’s so much to plant The baby shower, where the baby will sleep, baby proof the entire islands, the wedding…Oh my goddess and names! We have to think of names! Oh, there’s so much to do, we have to hurry!” she cries, breaking into a brisk walk.

We spot the toy store and take Kota in, Rionna giggling as she goes off in search of baby toys.

“S-should we pick the baby’s first t-toy?” I murmur, Kota nodding with excitement.

the aisles, carefully inspecting the shelves until

pointing to a little black

wolf and pay for it, my heart racing as I stare at the little black wolf in Kota’s

myself, feeling tears of joy

the Baby will like it?” Kota asks, giving the

finally appears carrying a beautiful

says, holding it up for me to see the crystals.“

watching TV on the bed. Her long curls are tousled to the side, her face bare and free of makeup.

wolf. “It’s for the baby in

her hair. I don’t say anything as I slowly approach her, Talia shifting her weight uneasily to face me. The light coming in from the window casts a glow around her head, and for a

in her eyes.“ I’m going to have

face as tears roll down her cheeks and over her lips. Her heart calms down to a delicate flutter and

giggles only sweeten the moment, for I could not

I murmur breathlessly when I finally pull away from my

hand and guiding it over her flat tummy. “Zane…” she whimpers, looking down at her belly. “I-I thought something was wrong with me… I

and l-I would

are you happy?” She asks with tears in her eyes.“

right

scent. It hasn’t changed yet, so she must be very early in her pregnancy. Grayson leans in against her body and gently lays her down on her

there’s still time to put a second pup in

before we hear her voice change slightly to

we add more pups,” Devina chuckles, Grayson grumbling in return. “You seriously didn’t get the

peppering kisses along her neck. “I told you, Kota is my baby too. It wasn’t a joke to me. He’s mine-OOF!” he groans as Kota climbs onto my

Daddy! Let’s play Horsey in the desert!” he squeals, pulling his shirt

strips down to his underwear. “Kota, put your clothes back on!” she

giggles, climbing off of me to take off his underwear before running out of

after the boy as he sprints down the hall with

that Grayson and I both see the bandages still carefully

notices the frown on my face. “I peed on the bad wolf. Just like you,” he smiles, howling like a wolf for my

room but deep down, I know both Grayson and I will always regret not

Washingston for a week to handle the Scarlett Haven situation and manage the immediate damage caused by the war. Talia and Kota would then spend the duration of her pregnancy in River Moon

to the islands, and I can tell Talia is very nervous to

to be okay, Ta-Talia,” I murmur, Talia leaning her head against

safely land on the main

you with your bags, Luna?” an older omega by the

hands her bag, a group of soldiers arrive with

have been evaluated and here are the supplies we’ll need to rebuild and the expected cost,” says one of the soldiers. “As for

doing a small calculation

we cut back on food before we completely run out,” the soldier responds. “We’ll need to hurry with the docks, sir. The boats are our main source of transportation to and from

essentials needed and talk to the pilots to get the weight capacity of the bird. We’ll use that information to plan the runs to the mainland and hopefully reduce our costs of resupplying. The lists should prioritize essential food items, medical

such ease to help the pack. How stupid the Silver Crest wolves were to ever

Zane tells me you have a lot of injured,” Talia says, my cheeks flushing when she uses my formal title. The soldiers give

fine,” the soldier replies with pride. “Most of our injured have already recovered or are receiving proper treatment,” he explains. “Our issue is the Scarlett Haven wolves. Many fell into the water and we are low on medical supplies, serums, antidotes

another thought. “Please take me to the medical facilities,” Talia says firmly. “I’m sure I can make myself useful there and get a better understanding

her. “I-I don’t want you near the S-Scarlett Haven wolves,” I whisper. “E-especially not in