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 each other find

to you?"

never tried to hide it," Rionna

was getting too close.He was very determined to push me away and never love

the divorce papers littering the

guess he got what

again

hands, but even I can see

hate him?"

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

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me

what’s that under your arm?" I ask, my eyes widening in shock as I

worm!" He says, showing me the large black dildo he tucked

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack at the

internally much

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

we were

handing me

you go f**k yourself?" She chirped completely mortified as I reach for the

"Kota give me that!"

want to play

running away

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

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

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

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

said you liked to play horsey in the desert,"

saddle to ride

him in the

hear

help me, sigh, finally capturing Kota

can’t

floor and curls up on the floor, crying angrily

clears her throat and I hide the dildo and

wishing the earth would swallow

watch over River Moon and Celina

around River Moon so you should be perfectly

I reply, though my fears

taking Zane

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

a bow before

I examine

surface with some violet stones embedded in the curves of

medallion was a gift from Moon

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

don’t understand," I reply, confused as to why the Queen was

and Kota mean the world to Zane,"

knowing no one will be able to find Kota while he wears

that?" Rionna asks, fresh tears gathering

know it's not always clear where he stands

turning

way.I’m sure you know that more

over her

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

on all fours and crawling towards Kota, the little boy hiding his

him by the ankles and dragging him closer to

his head and refuses to

"Kota, use your words,"

the soles of his now

wiggling his toes until he finally gives in.I let him calm down and he

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

hermoso, {my beautiful

else

medallion over his head, his scent

actually work,

be much safer now, Devina

of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna scooping up her divorce

ask, Kota inspecting the medallion

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

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

had 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