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.

know who he was but I knew he

he did to you?"

tried to hide it,"

brought it up every chance he got whenever he felt I was getting too close.He was very determined

the divorce

guess he got what

laces her voice again and she stands

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

hate him?" she

he comes closer, I notice something else is

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me the cloth

your arm?" I ask, my

says, showing me the large black dildo he tucked in

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack at

f*****g way! —Is****m internally much to Devina’s

covers her mouth to hold back her laughter while I curse Celina for

while we

she added, handing me

chirped completely mortified as I

"Kota give me that!"

I want to play

running away

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

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

the worm!" Kota cries, shaking the dildo

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

when he said you liked to play horsey

a saddle to ride

in the stomach, Evan

I hear

sigh, finally capturing Kota and taking

Moon Goddess can’t help you, Devina

and curls up on

and my hands behind my

I nod, wishing the earth would

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

you

you," I reply, though my fears

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

shirt.She pulls the chain over her neck and hands it to

bend over in a bow before

I examine

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

medallion was a gift from

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

as to why the Queen

you and Kota mean the world to Zane," Aurorawhile

of mind knowing no one will be able to find Kota while

did that?" Rionna asks, fresh tears gathering in

always clear where

says, turning to

his own way.I’m sure you know that

whispers over her shoulder and smiles at

her heel, Rionna and I turning to look at Kota

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

I ask, grabbing him by the ankles and

shakes his head and refuses

"Kota, use your words,"

scold him, tickling the soles of his now

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

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

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

something else for

of the medallion over his head,

think it would actually work, I think in

much

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

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

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

know I was a silver wolf in my past life?" she murmurs as she works and when I shake my head, a

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