The Silent Alpha

***Natalia***

 Tucking away my emotions, I stand on my feet and hand my mate the document claiming I am infertile.

"Just read it," I whisper, feigning hurt.

He furrows his brows in concern and stares back at me with big blue eyes.

"What is this, Nat?"

I want to vomit in his face for calling me that but I swallow the bile instead.

"It's a fertility test.Lila checked my ovarian function and reserve a few days ago,"

I whisper, refusing to meet his eye.He studies the pages, his face growing grimmer by the second.

"y-you're infertile?"

he asks, flipping through the pages once more for confirmation.

Before I can respond, a loud growl ripples through his chest and I back away immediately, nearly tripping over my feet as I do.

His breath is ragged and his eyes turn green with fury.

"You're infertile?!"

This is exactly the reaction I wanted from him but it frightens me no less that his wolf is coming out.I knew Jack, his wolf, would never hurt me.

But then again, I had "Y-yes, "I stutter, my body growing stiff with fear as I stare at his wolf's green eyes.”

Jack was well known for having a temper almost beyond control and our mate bond was the only thing that calmed him down.

As he towers over me with a menacing growl ripping through his chest, however, I wonder if it would be enough to keep me safe now.

His eyes go to my belly and I instinctively place a hand on it to protect my baby.

A terrible thought enters my mind.

Could he sense the life growing within me? I back away slowly and yelp when I bump into a wall directly behind me, my heart beating a mile a minute.

"J-jack," I squeak, closing my eyes tightly, too afraid to look at him.

"I-’m so sorry," I whimper, now realizing this was a bad idea.

"You're sorry?"

He laughs, the sound of his fist creating a hole in the wall next to my face making me burst into tears.

"You’re f*****g sorry? Sorry doesn’t put a pup in your belly, Nat!" He snarls.

"What the hell am I supposed to do now, huh?" He asks, gripping my chin between his fingers with such force, I know I'll have a bruise in the morning.

"I need an heir.That was your only task as my Luna.Your only use to me!"

My heart shatters into a million pieces.

Was that all I ever was to him? A breeding w***e? What about all hallway? Our nights of passion so hot, I thought I would burn beneath him? Was none of it real? I open my mouth to answer but a slap to the face stuns me into silence and I crash onto the floor.

Cradling my stomach, I pray to whatever goddess exists that my baby is okay.

Jack had never hit me before, Ever.

Neither had Christian and as I stare at the man I once called my husband, I feel a bitterness grow within me.

I feign hurt as I look up at him, cupping my burning cheek but inside I’m fuming with anger.I would remember this…and I would never forgive him for it.

His blue eyes return and Christian storms over to the closet, grabbing a suitcase and throwing my clothes inside.

"We’re done, Natalia," he growls as he packs my things.

"I want you out of here within the next hour.I don’t care where you go or what you do.Just get out of my house!" Relief fills my heart.

I was being set free and soon my baby and I would be on the other side of the country where we would be living out our lives away from him.

His eyes fog over as he stuffs my clothes into the bag and tosses it to me.

He must be mind linking the elders.

"The elders will be here soon to complete the rejection ceremony," he says as he walks towards the door.

so will

"Yes sir,"

reply with a whimper, still pretending to be hurt by cupping

the room, slamming the door shut as

"We’re okay,"

whisper to myself, wrapping my

my flat tummy, wishing I could feel my little

not be doing this alone but it was

you

tears

it’s okay, We

myself off the floor

for a taxi to

wedding rings, reminiscing the joy I once felt being

for a few weeks but the

possessive but I took it as a compliment that

to the pack house, I almost dumped him.I

continue seeing him.I couldn't explain it, but

a full moon, Christian took me on a

when my boyfriend suddenly shifted

terrified that he or his werewolf friends would

apartment, telling me he needed me, that he

to him in

strange world he came from and teaching me the ways of

lived for

when he asked to turn

but if he wanted me by his side, he would have to accept me the

it clear he still had feelings for

leaving no doubt who I belonged

Christian’s mother to learn my duties as Luna, mastering the art of de-escalation at pack and Alpha meetings, studying pack laws and even

had never been happier in

be falling

would have known how messed up my life would become? That one day I would sit alone in my bedroom, waiting for my husband to divorce me while I secretly carry his child? I hear the door click again, Jordan poking

requests your presence, Luna," he says curtly, closing the door without so much as a

had trickled down my face, removing my rings from my fingers and clutching them in my

walk briskly to the office where I find Christian, the elders, the lawyer, Jordan, Derek and Vanessa waiting

her feet uncomfortably and I decide not to spare her another look, focusing my

head up high as I reach the center of the room and greet the

presenting the documents he’d prepared

will remain his, but personal property, bank

"He can keep everything,"

my best to keep my

tact.I worked hard for my money and I deserve to keep

had earned a monthly stipend for helping run the pack.I worked, therefore I had every

to the lawyer and he writes a note on a piece of paper which he hands

money will be transferred by the end of the week to this account," he says, tucking the divorce papers

"Excuse me."

pulls out the pack tablet and a black

stripped of your title

onto my cheeks as I turn to Christian and the

Jordan stares blankly at his hands.I had never felt so alone in my life before

"N-no,"

and forcing a tiny

"No, I don’t."

gives me a look of pity as he places the pack tablet in The pack tablet is a large black piece of obsidian with wolf carvings engraved on the face of the stone and a small hole in the

was used to initiate new members and give titles

that welcomed me as their Luna and brought

it would tear me out

over your title back to the Silver Crest pack," he says, motioning for me to

Vasquez, admit that you have failed to uphold your duty as Luna of the Silver

boil

never failed the

Ever.

had gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve this pack and it

feelings don’t matter.I need this rejection before it’s too

nearly spit through

your duties to your Alpha as

I glare at Christian.

real failure was.But I swallow my pride and bite my tongue.I

"Yes,"