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.

stances out on the hospital lawn.I didn't know who he was but I knew he was

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

to

he felt I was getting too

stares down at the divorce papers

he got what

laces her voice again and she stands on her

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

can’t I hate him?" she

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

"Here you go, Mommy,"

smiles, handing me the cloth

your arm?" I ask, my eyes widening in shock as I

says, showing me the large black

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

asks, pointing to the ballsack at

—Is****m internally

I curse

tense," she had said while we were at the mall with the

this," she added, handing me

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

"Kota give me that!"

I want to

running away out of

"Kota, give me that!"

shaking his head and running into the hall.I chase

"Dakota!"

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

got the worm!" Kota cries, shaking the

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

liked

a saddle to ride that

in the stomach, Evan groaning mid

I hear Rionna’s footsteps approach

sigh, finally capturing Kota and taking the toy from

can’t

himself on the floor and curls

and my

the earth

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

tightened security around River Moon so you should be perfectly safe within the

you," I reply, though my

know you may hate him at the moment for taking Zane off to war, but

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

a bow before the Queen, her raw power

I stand upright, I examine the medallion

golden surface with some violet stones embedded in the

from Moon Goddess herself,"

who wants to do them harm.As an Ivory wolf, it also helps me connect with my sister and Moon Goddess in

reply, confused as to

knows you and Kota mean the world to Zane," Aurorawhile Zane and

no one will be able to find Kota while

that?" Rionna asks, fresh tears gathering

it's not always clear where he

says, turning to

his own way.I’m sure you know

over her shoulder and smiles

to look at Kota lying on the floor entertaining himself with his

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

are you mad?" I ask, grabbing him by the ankles and dragging him

head and

"Kota, use your words,"

the soles of his now

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

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

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

else

medallion over his head, his

would actually work, I think

be much safer

of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna scooping

your decision?" I ask, Kota inspecting

quiet for a moment as she picks up

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

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