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.

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

to you?" I ask, wondering

tried to

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

down at the divorce papers littering the

guess he got

laces her voice again and she stands on her

her hands, but even I can see that is a

can’t I hate

washcloth and as he comes closer, I notice something else

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me

my eyes

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

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

to the ballsack at the

f*****g way! —Is****m internally

back her laughter while I curse Celina for giving it

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

she added, handing me a

She chirped completely mortified as I reach for

"Kota give me that!"

I want to play

away

"Kota, give me that!"

head and running into the

"Dakota!"

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

Kota

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

liked to play horsey in the

a saddle to ride that

elbows him in the

me, I hear Rionna’s footsteps

me, sigh, finally capturing Kota

Goddess can’t

the floor and curls up

I hide the dildo and my hands behind my back.be leaving in an hour or

nod, wishing the earth

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

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

reply, though my fears lie with Zane’s

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

adds, pulling out a golden medallion from within her shirt.She pulls the chain

bow before the Queen, her raw

upright, I examine the

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

a gift from

scent and power of whoever wears it, keeping them safe from any wolf who wants to do them harm.As an Ivory wolf, it also helps

I reply, confused as to why the Queen was

world to Zane,"

knowing no one will be able

that?" Rionna asks, fresh tears gathering in her

know it's not always clear where he stands

says, turning to

his own way.I’m sure you know that more than

her shoulder and smiles

and I turning to look at Kota lying on the

crouching down on all fours

ask, grabbing him by the ankles and

his head and refuses to speak to

"Kota, use your words,"

scold him, tickling the soles of his now

he finally gives in.I let him calm down and he

using his own sock to wipe the

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

else for

drape the chain of the medallion over his head, his

think it would actually work, I

be much safer

paper and I look up to see Rionna

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

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

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

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 few tears