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.

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 help each other find what we

know what he did to

never tried to hide it,"

brought it up every chance he got whenever he felt I was getting too close.He was very determined to push me away and

at the divorce

he got what

again and

her hands, but even I can see that is

I hate

comes closer, I notice something else is tucked

"Here you go, Mommy,"

handing me the cloth

that under your arm?" I ask, my eyes widening

showing me

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

asks, pointing to the ballsack at the

—Is****m internally much

hold back her laughter while I curse Celina for giving

she had said while we

got you this," she added, handing me a gift box with the

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

"Kota give me that!"

I want to

shouts, running away out

"Kota, give me that!"

and running into the hall.I chase after

"Dakota!"

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

worm!" Kota cries, shaking the dildo in

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

you liked to

saddle

the stomach, Evan groaning mid

hear Rionna’s

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

can’t help

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

throat and I hide the dildo and my hands behind my

I nod, wishing the earth would

said earlier, Rosalie and Carter are staying behind to watch over River Moon and

around River Moon so you should

my fears lie with Zane’s

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

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

in a bow before the Queen, her raw power difficult

stand upright, I examine the

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

medallion was a gift from Moon Goddess

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

to why the Queen was giving me

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

of mind knowing no one will

fresh tears gathering in her

not always clear where he

turning to

his own way.I’m sure you know

whispers over her

Evan at her heel, Rionna and I turning to look at

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

ask, grabbing him by the ankles

and

"Kota, use your words,"

the soles of his

giggles, kicking 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

bichito hermoso, {my beautiful bug}," I

have something else for you

medallion over his head, his scent disappearing almost

would actually

be much safer

of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna scooping up her divorce documents from

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

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

as she works and

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 few tears trickling down