The Silent Alpha

***Natalia*** 

Agnes runs away as soon as Tylen and Zane leave, slamming the door to her room shut behind her with a loud bang before any of us can ask what just happened.

"Uh oh, mommy," Kota whispers.

"Egg-ness is sad.Why is she sad?"

"I don’t know, Kota," I murmur, kissing his forehead and inhaling the scent of his hair to calm my racing heart.

"I don’t know."

Rionna clears her throat, reminding me that we are not alone in the room and she smiles sheepishly when I look up at her.

"I should get going," she whispers quietly, holding a thick envelope in her hands.

"Goodnight." I hear the sob in her throat and hold out my hand to her.

"Are you alright?" I ask, Rionna struggling to hold her smile.

"I'm fine,"

She whispers, turning to hide her face.

Knowing she is trying to be strong and we currently only have each other to lean on, I gently rest my hand on her shoulder to offer her support.

"Are you alright?"

I repeat, the tears that she’s been holding back finally rolling down her cheeks, "Mommy, why is Nona sad?"

Kota asks, Rionna chuckling despite the tears clinging to her eyes.

"Kota, my love, can you go to my room and bring me a washcloth for Nona?" I ask, setting Kota down.

"They’re in the dresser."

He nods his head gingerly and stomps away, whispering "cloth for Nona" to himself.

I sit down on the sofa, patting the seat next to me for Rionna.She heaves a heavy sigh, her fingers fumbling with the envelope in her hands.

"Toran asked me for a divorce,"

Rionna whispers, my heart sinking to my stomach for her.

"He sent me the papers with Tylen- She pauses for a moment, her anger breaking through and she throws the envelope across the room, several pages spilling out.

"The coward didn’t even have the decency to say it to my face that he no longer loves me," Rionna whimpers into her hands.

"He lied to me about Zane and he’s involved him in this war and now this!"

She cries angrily, looking up from her hands.

"And you want to know the sick part?"

A weak smile spreads across her cheeks.

"I still love him."

The hurt in her voice is all too familiar to me and I give her hand a tight squeeze to let her know I’m here for her.

"I still loved Christian after I divorced him," I whisper as feelings for him."

"I was unaware you were divorced," Rionna sighs.

"Two very long years of marriage," I shrug.

"It seems like a distant memory now that I think about it.But my circumstances were different."

"How so?"

"My husband slept with my sister," I laugh bitterly.

"I was a few weeks pregnant when I found out."

"I'm sorry," Rionna says with a sad smile.

"Don’t be," I reply, giving her hand another squeeze.

"It was for the best.I didn’t realize how unhappy I was with him or how much I had given up of myself to be his wife until I walked away.Zane and Grayson changed everything.I’ve felt more love these past few weeks than I ever did in my two years with Christian.That’s why I want to marry him.Zane’s love is not empty.It’s gentle and patient.Our bond is not the only thing keeping us together."

"Toran and I have no bond between us but we have love...or so I thought," Rionna sighs.

"I could tell he was broken inside when I first woke up in the hospital room," she says with a soft smile.

looking out the window watching Tylen practice his fighting stances out on the hospital lawn.I didn't know who he was but I knew he was as lost as I was...so

what he did to you?"

tried to hide

it up every chance he got whenever he felt I was getting too close.He was very determined to

the divorce papers

he got

suddenly laces her voice again and she stands on

into her hands, but

hate him?"

the washcloth and as he comes closer, I notice something

"Here you go, Mommy,"

handing me the cloth

ask, my eyes widening in

found a worm!" He says, showing me the large black dildo he tucked in

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack at the

—Is****m internally

hold back her laughter while I curse Celina for giving it to me in the first

while we were

I got you this," she added, handing me a gift

go f**k yourself?" She chirped

"Kota give me that!"

to play with

away out

"Kota, give me that!"

Kota shaking his head and running into the hall.I chase after him, Devina

"Dakota!"

catch him by the front door, a portal opens directly in front of

worm!" Kota cries,

Aurora’s cheeks flush bright red as she looks at the dildo, Evan’s face lighting up like a child at

you liked to play horsey in the desert,"

saddle to ride that

the stomach, Evan

me, I hear Rionna’s footsteps approach

me, sigh, finally capturing Kota and taking the

Moon Goddess can’t help

on the floor and curls up on the floor, crying angrily

the dildo and my hands behind my

I nod, wishing the earth

are staying behind to watch over River Moon and Celina

around River Moon so you

though my fears lie

at the moment for taking Zane off to war, but Toran has asked a favor of

her shirt.She pulls the chain over her neck and hands

Rionna and I bend over in a bow before the Queen, her raw

I stand upright, I examine the medallion

a sun carved into its beautiful golden surface with some violet stones embedded in the

a gift from Moon Goddess

wears it, keeping them safe from any wolf who wants to do them harm.As an

reply, confused as to why the Queen

and Kota mean the world to

of mind knowing no one will

that?" Rionna asks, fresh tears

it's not always clear where

turning to

own way.I’m sure you know

her

Evan at her heel, Rionna and I turning to look at Kota lying on the

the closet in the hall before crouching down on all fours

I ask, grabbing him by the ankles and dragging

his head and refuses to

"Kota, use your words,"

soles of his now bare

until he finally gives in.I let him calm down and he curls up in

the worm," he huffs, using his own sock to wipe the tears that spring to

mi bichito hermoso, {my beautiful bug},"

have something else for

the chain of the medallion over his head, his scent

didn’t think it would actually work, I

much safer now, Devina

look up to see Rionna scooping up her divorce documents

your decision?" I ask, Kota inspecting the medallion

moment as she picks up her documents, carefully slipping each page into

my past life?" she murmurs as she works and when I shake my head, a

me and with her dying breath, she told me she loved me.I was unsettled for weeks and when I finally told Toran, he told me the