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.

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

to you?"

never tried to hide it," Rionna

whenever he felt I was getting too close.He was very determined to push me away and

stares down at the divorce papers

got

her voice again and she

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

hate him?"

with the washcloth and as he comes closer, I

"Here you go, Mommy,"

smiles, handing me the

I ask, my eyes widening in shock as I

worm!" He says, showing me the large black

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

asks, pointing to the ballsack at

internally much to Devina’s

her laughter while I curse

while we were

handing me a gift box with the

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

"Kota give me that!"

to play with

shouts, running away out

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

to catch him by the front door, a portal opens directly in front of me and I almost crash into the Queen

Kota cries, shaking the dildo in his

bright red as she looks at the dildo, Evan’s face

wasn’t kidding when he said you liked to play horsey in the

saddle to ride that

elbows him in the stomach, Evan groaning

me, I hear Rionna’s footsteps

capturing

Goddess can’t help you, Devina

curls up

hide the dildo and my hands

nod, wishing the earth

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

so you should

though my fears lie

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

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

bow before the Queen, her raw power

I stand upright, I examine the medallion

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

a gift from Moon

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

understand," I reply, confused as to why

the world to Zane," Aurorawhile Zane and

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

Rionna asks, fresh tears

not always clear where

says, turning to

Toran cares in his own way.I’m sure you know

whispers over her shoulder and smiles at

and I turning to look

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

you mad?" I ask, grabbing him by the

head and refuses to speak to

"Kota, use your words,"

scold him, tickling the soles of his

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

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

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

have something else

drape the chain of the medallion over his

think it would actually work, I think in

he’ll be much safer

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

ask, Kota

up her documents, carefully

a silver wolf in my past life?" she murmurs as she works and when

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