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.

was but I knew he was as lost as I was...so I thought perhaps we could help each other find what

know what he did to you?" I ask, wondering how

tried to hide

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

at the divorce papers

got what he

again and she stands on

hands, but even I can see that

can’t I hate

with the washcloth and as he comes closer,

"Here you go, Mommy,"

smiles, handing me

arm?" I ask, my eyes widening in shock

a worm!" He says, showing me the large black

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

pointing to the ballsack at the

way! —Is****m internally much to

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

while we were at the

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

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

"Kota give me that!"

want to play with

shouts, running away out

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

a portal opens directly in front

got the worm!" Kota cries,

as she looks at the dildo, Evan’s

kidding when he said you liked to play horsey in the

a saddle to ride

elbows him in the stomach, Evan

me, I hear Rionna’s footsteps approach

Goddess help me, sigh, finally capturing

Moon Goddess can’t help you,

curls

and I hide the dildo and my hands behind

the earth would swallow

earlier, Rosalie and Carter are staying behind to watch over River Moon and Celina will be handling Kingdom affairs," she

tightened security around River Moon so you should be perfectly

you," I reply, though my fears lie

know you may hate him at the moment for taking Zane off to war, but Toran

medallion from within her shirt.She pulls

bow before the Queen,

upright, I

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

gift from Moon Goddess herself," Aurora

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 my sister and Moon Goddess

as to why the Queen was giving me

Kota mean the world to Zane," Aurorawhile

will be able to find Kota while he

asks, fresh tears gathering

it's not always clear where he stands

says, turning

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

over her

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

on all fours and

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

head and refuses to speak to

"Kota, use your words,"

soles of his now

into giggles, kicking his feet and wiggling his toes until he finally gives in.I

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

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

else for you

of the medallion over his head, his scent disappearing almost

would actually

much safer now, Devina

and I look

you made your decision?" I ask, Kota

for a moment as she picks up her documents,

murmurs as she works and when I shake my head, 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