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.

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

you know what he did to you?" I ask, wondering how

never tried to hide it," Rionna

chance he got whenever he felt I was getting too close.He was very determined to push me away and never love

stares down at the divorce papers littering

guess he got what

again and she stands on her

into her hands, but even I can see that is a

can’t I hate him?"

the washcloth and as he comes closer, I notice something else is tucked under his

"Here you go, Mommy,"

smiles, handing me the cloth for

I ask, my eyes

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

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack at

f*****g way! —Is****m internally much to

hold back her laughter while I curse Celina for

said while we

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

chirped

"Kota give me that!"

to play with

shouts, running away out of

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

I’m about to catch him by the front door, a portal opens directly

mommy, I’ve got the worm!" Kota

red as she looks at the dildo, Evan’s

wasn’t kidding when he said you liked to play

saddle to ride that

him in the

I hear Rionna’s

help me, sigh, finally capturing

Goddess can’t help you, Devina

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

dildo and my hands behind my back.be leaving

I nod, wishing the earth would

to watch over River

so you should be

you," I reply, though my fears

him at the moment for taking Zane off

a golden medallion from within her shirt.She pulls the chain over her neck and hands it

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

stand upright, I examine

beautiful golden surface with some violet stones embedded in the

a gift from Moon Goddess herself,"

from any wolf who wants to do them harm.As an Ivory wolf, it also helps me connect with

understand," I reply, confused as to why the

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

peace of mind knowing no one will be able to find

did that?" Rionna asks, fresh tears gathering in

not always

says, turning to

way.I’m

whispers over her shoulder and

I turning to look at Kota lying on the floor entertaining

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

by the ankles and

his head and refuses to speak

"Kota, use your words,"

tickling the soles of his now bare

finally gives in.I let him calm down and

play with the worm," he huffs, using his own

{my beautiful bug}," I coo, pulling

something else for you

medallion over his head, his scent disappearing

didn’t think it would actually work, I think in

much safer now,

sound of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna scooping

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

moment as she picks up her documents, carefully slipping each

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

a dream once of a silver 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