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

what he did to you?" I

tried to

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

the divorce papers littering the

got what

suddenly laces her voice again

she screams into her hands, but

can’t I hate

washcloth and as he comes closer, I notice something else is tucked under his

"Here you go, Mommy,"

handing me the

arm?" I ask, my eyes widening in shock as

a worm!" He says, showing me

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack at the

way! —Is****m internally

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

tense," she had said while we

this," she added, handing me

yourself?" She chirped completely mortified

"Kota give me that!"

want to play with

shouts, running away

"Kota, give me that!"

running into the hall.I chase after him,

"Dakota!"

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

the worm!" Kota cries, shaking the dildo in his

at the dildo, Evan’s face lighting up

liked to

need a saddle to ride that

elbows him in the stomach, Evan groaning

me, I hear

capturing

can’t help

and curls up on the floor, crying angrily

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

nod, wishing the earth would

are staying behind to watch over River Moon and Celina will

around River Moon so you should

though my fears

for taking Zane off to war, but Toran has asked a favor

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

in a bow

upright, I

a sun carved into its beautiful golden surface with some violet

gift from Moon Goddess herself," Aurora

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 the

knows you and Kota mean the world to Zane," Aurorawhile Zane and

no one will be able to find Kota while he wears

did that?" Rionna asks, fresh

know it's not always clear where

says, turning to

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

Queen whispers over her shoulder and

her heel, Rionna and I turning to look

the closet in the hall before crouching down on all fours and crawling towards Kota, the

by the ankles

head and refuses to speak

"Kota, use your words,"

him, tickling the soles of

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

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

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

something else for

the medallion over his head, his scent disappearing almost

think it would actually work, I think in

he’ll be much

and I look up to see Rionna scooping up her divorce documents from

decision?" I ask, Kota inspecting the medallion

she picks up her documents, carefully slipping each page

you know I was a silver wolf in my past life?" she murmurs as she works

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