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 I thought perhaps we could

you know what he did to you?"

tried to hide

brought it up every chance he got whenever he felt I was

the divorce papers

guess he got what he

again and she stands

him!" she screams into her hands, but even I can see that is

I hate

with the washcloth and as he comes closer, I notice something else

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me the cloth for

what’s that under your arm?" I ask, my eyes widening in shock as I

He says, showing me the large black dildo

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

asks, pointing to the ballsack at the

f*****g way! —Is****m internally much

to hold back her laughter while I curse Celina for

she had said while we were at the mall

added, handing me

go f**k yourself?" She chirped

"Kota give me that!"

want to

away out of

"Kota, give me that!"

and running into the hall.I chase after him, Devina howling with

"Dakota!"

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

the worm!" Kota cries, shaking the dildo in his

at the dildo, Evan’s face

wasn’t kidding when he said you liked to

saddle to ride

in the stomach,

hear Rionna’s footsteps

capturing Kota and taking the toy

Goddess can’t help

the floor and curls up on the floor, crying angrily

the dildo and my hands behind my back.be

the earth would

said earlier, Rosalie and Carter are staying behind to watch over River Moon and Celina will be handling Kingdom

Moon so you should be perfectly safe within

I reply, though my fears lie with

taking Zane off to

pulling out a golden medallion from within her shirt.She pulls the chain over

a bow before the Queen, her raw power difficult to

stand upright, I examine the medallion

into its beautiful golden surface with some violet stones embedded in the curves of

was a gift from Moon

the scent and power of whoever wears it, keeping them safe from any wolf who wants to do them harm.As an

to

Kota mean the world

of mind knowing no one will be able to find Kota while he wears

Rionna asks, fresh tears gathering

it's not always

turning to

way.I’m

over her shoulder and smiles at

I turning to look at Kota lying on the floor entertaining himself

the closet in the hall before crouching down on all fours and crawling towards Kota, the little boy hiding his face in

him by the ankles and dragging

and refuses to speak to

"Kota, use your words,"

him, tickling the soles

his feet and wiggling his toes until he finally gives in.I

his own sock to wipe the tears that spring to

mi bichito hermoso, {my beautiful bug}," I coo, pulling

have something else

the medallion over his head,

didn’t think it would actually

he’ll be much safer

sound of shuffling paper and I look

decision?" I ask,

quiet for a moment as she picks up her documents, carefully slipping each page

she works and when I shake my head, a look of

wolf calling out to 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 truth about my wolf," she says quietly, a few tears