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.

but I knew he was as lost as I was...so I thought perhaps we could

what he did to you?" I ask,

to hide it,"

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

at the divorce papers littering

he got what he

voice again and

she screams into her hands, but even I

I hate him?"

comes closer, I notice something else is tucked

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me the cloth for

my eyes widening in shock as I

I found a worm!" He says, showing me the large black dildo he tucked in his

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack

—Is****m internally much to

covers her mouth to hold back her laughter while I curse

we were at

you this," she added, handing me

yourself?" She chirped completely mortified

"Kota give me that!"

want to

shouts, running away out of

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

about to catch him by the front door, a portal opens

I’ve got the worm!" Kota cries, shaking

flush bright red as she looks at the

he said you liked to play horsey

saddle to ride that

elbows him in the

me, I hear Rionna’s footsteps approach

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

Moon Goddess can’t help

floor and curls up on

dildo and my hands behind my back.be leaving in an

I nod, wishing the

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

Moon so you should

my fears lie

for taking Zane off to war,

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

I bend over in a bow before the Queen, her raw power

I

a sun carved into its beautiful golden surface with some

gift from

masks the 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 me connect with my sister and Moon

as to why the Queen was giving me

Kota mean the world to Zane," Aurorawhile Zane and

give Zane peace of mind knowing no one will

that?" Rionna asks, fresh

not always

turning to

way.I’m sure you know that

whispers over her shoulder and smiles

with Evan at her heel, Rionna and I turning to look at Kota lying on the floor

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

ask, grabbing him by the ankles and

and refuses to speak

"Kota, use your words,"

him, tickling the soles of

bursts into giggles, kicking his feet and wiggling his toes until he finally gives in.I let him

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

{my beautiful bug}," I

else

medallion over his head, his

would actually work,

he’ll be much safer now,

are interrupted by the sound of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna scooping up her divorce

ask, Kota inspecting the

up her documents,

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