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.

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 help each other find what we were

to you?" I

never tried to hide it,"

was getting too close.He was

stares down at the divorce papers littering

got what he

laces her voice again and she stands

she screams into her hands, but even I can

can’t I hate

with the washcloth and as he comes closer, I notice

"Here you go, Mommy,"

handing me the cloth for

I ask, my eyes widening in shock as

He says, showing me the large black dildo

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the

way! —Is****m internally much to

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

we were at the mall with

she added, handing me

go f**k yourself?" She chirped completely mortified as I

"Kota give me that!"

want to play with

shouts, running away out of

"Kota, give me that!"

head and running into the

"Dakota!"

portal opens directly in front of me

mommy, I’ve got the worm!" Kota cries,

she looks at the dildo,

kidding when he said you liked

a saddle to ride

in the

I hear Rionna’s footsteps approach

Goddess help me, sigh, finally capturing Kota and taking the toy from

Goddess can’t help

throws himself on the floor and curls up on the floor, crying

dildo and

wishing the

to watch over River Moon and Celina will be handling

you should be perfectly safe within

you," I reply, though my

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

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

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

stand upright, I examine the medallion

beautiful golden surface with some violet stones embedded

medallion was a gift from Moon

wants to do them harm.As an Ivory wolf, it also helps me connect with my sister

don’t understand," I reply, confused as to why the Queen was giving me the

you and Kota mean the world to Zane," Aurorawhile Zane and I are

give Zane peace of mind knowing no one will be able to find Kota while he

Rionna asks, fresh tears gathering in

always clear where he

turning

own way.I’m

whispers over her

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

down on all fours and crawling towards Kota, the little boy hiding his face

mad?" I ask, grabbing him by the ankles

and refuses

"Kota, use your words,"

him, tickling the soles of his now bare

his feet and wiggling his toes until he finally gives in.I let him calm down and he curls

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

mi bichito hermoso, {my beautiful

something else

medallion over his head, his scent disappearing almost

actually work, I think in

be much

by the sound of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna scooping up her divorce documents

made your decision?" I ask, Kota inspecting the medallion

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

life?" she murmurs as she works and when I shake my head, a look of melancholy washes over her

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