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

to

tried to hide it,"

chance he got whenever he felt I was getting too close.He was

stares down at the divorce papers littering

he got what

voice again and she stands

into her hands, but even

can’t I hate him?"

the washcloth and as he comes closer, I notice something else is

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me the cloth for

ask, my eyes

says, showing me the large black dildo

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack

internally much to

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

she had said while we were at the mall with the

this," she added, handing me a gift

f**k yourself?" She chirped completely mortified

"Kota give me that!"

to

running away out of

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

opens

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

the dildo, Evan’s face lighting up like a child

said you liked to

saddle to

the stomach, Evan groaning

hear Rionna’s footsteps approach

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

can’t help

himself on the floor and curls up on the

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

I nod, wishing the earth

behind to watch over River Moon

tightened security around River Moon so you should be perfectly

you," I reply, though my fears lie

the moment for taking Zane off to war, but Toran

shirt.She

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

upright, I examine the medallion

its beautiful golden surface with some violet stones embedded

a gift from Moon

any wolf who wants to do them harm.As an Ivory wolf, it also helps me connect with my sister and Moon Goddess

understand," I reply, confused 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 be able to find Kota while

asks, fresh

it's not always clear where he

says, turning

Toran cares in his own way.I’m sure you know that more

whispers over her

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

crouching down on all fours and crawling towards Kota, the little boy

ask, grabbing him by the ankles and dragging him closer

his head and refuses to

"Kota, use your words,"

soles of

his feet and wiggling his toes until he finally gives

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

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

something else for you

the medallion over his head, his scent disappearing

would actually work,

be much safer now,

thoughts are interrupted by the sound of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna

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

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

past life?" she murmurs as she works and when

a dream once 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 trickling down