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.

didn't know who he was but I knew he was as lost as I was...so I thought perhaps we could help

did to you?"

never tried to hide

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

at the divorce papers littering

he got what he

her voice again and she stands on

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

I hate him?"

closer, I notice something else

"Here you go, Mommy,"

smiles, handing me the

I ask, my eyes widening in shock

me the large black dildo he tucked in

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

to the ballsack

internally much to

laughter while I curse Celina for giving it to me

we were at the

I got you this," she added, handing me a gift

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

"Kota give me that!"

to

away

"Kota, give me that!"

into the hall.I chase after him, Devina howling with

"Dakota!"

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

Kota cries, shaking the dildo in his

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

he said you liked to play horsey in the

saddle

in the

me, I hear

sigh, finally capturing Kota and taking

Goddess can’t help you, Devina

and curls

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

wishing the earth

to watch over River Moon and Celina

tightened security around River Moon so you should be perfectly safe

you," I reply, though my fears lie with Zane’s

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

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

bow before the Queen,

I

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

was a gift from Moon

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

understand," I reply, confused as to why the Queen

Kota mean the world to Zane," Aurorawhile Zane and

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

did that?" Rionna asks, fresh tears gathering in

it's not always clear where

says, turning

own way.I’m sure you know that

Queen whispers over her shoulder and smiles

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

the dildo in the closet in the hall before crouching down on all fours and crawling

mad?" I ask, grabbing him by

head and refuses to

"Kota, use your words,"

him, tickling the soles of his

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

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

beautiful bug}," I coo,

else

medallion over

think it would actually

he’ll be much safer now,

of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna scooping

ask, Kota inspecting the medallion

picks up her documents, carefully slipping each page into

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

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