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.

window watching 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 were looking

he did to you?" I ask,

to hide it,"

fact, Toran brought it up every chance he got whenever he felt I was getting too close.He was very determined to push me away and never

stares down at the divorce papers littering

guess he got

voice again and she stands on her

screams into her hands, but even I

hate him?"

closer, I notice something else is tucked under

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me the cloth for

your arm?" I ask, my

showing me the large black dildo he

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack at

internally much to

I curse Celina for giving it to me in

had said while we were

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

don’t you go f**k yourself?" She chirped completely mortified as

"Kota give me that!"

I want to play with

running away out

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

front door, a portal opens directly in front of me and I

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

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

when he said you liked to play horsey in the desert,"

need a saddle to ride that

him in the

me, I hear Rionna’s footsteps

finally capturing Kota and taking the toy from

can’t

floor and curls up

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

wishing the earth would swallow

watch over

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

I reply, though my fears lie with

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

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

immediately, Rionna and I bend over in a bow before the Queen, her

stand upright, I examine the

beautiful golden surface with some violet

a gift from

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

I reply, confused as to why the Queen was

Kota mean the world to Zane," Aurorawhile Zane and

will be able to find Kota

Rionna asks, fresh tears

know it's not always clear where

turning

his own way.I’m sure

her

Rionna and I turning to look at Kota lying on the floor entertaining

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

mad?" I ask, grabbing him by the ankles and dragging him

his head and

"Kota, use your words,"

the soles

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

his own sock to

hermoso, {my beautiful

have something else for

the medallion over his head, his scent disappearing almost

didn’t think it would actually work, I think

much safer now,

by the sound of shuffling paper and I look up to

your decision?" I ask, Kota inspecting the medallion

moment as she picks up her documents, carefully slipping

my past life?" she murmurs as she works and when I shake my head, a look of melancholy washes over her

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,"