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.

know who he was but I knew he was as lost as I was...so I thought perhaps we could help each

to you?" I

to

was getting too close.He was very determined to push me away and

at the

guess he got

laces her voice again and

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

hate him?" she

closer, I

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me the cloth for

under your arm?" I ask, my eyes widening in

I found a worm!" He says, showing me the large black dildo he tucked in his

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

the

internally much to Devina’s

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

too tense," she had said while we were at the

this," she added, handing me a gift box

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

"Kota give me that!"

I want to

shouts, running away out

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

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

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

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

said you liked to play

a saddle to

elbows him in the stomach, Evan

I hear

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

Moon Goddess can’t help you,

on the floor and curls up on the floor,

the dildo and my hands behind my back.be

I nod, wishing the earth would swallow

behind to watch over River Moon and Celina will

you should

reply, though my fears lie with Zane’s

for taking Zane

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

a bow before the Queen, her raw power difficult

upright, I examine the

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

was a gift from Moon Goddess herself," Aurora

it, keeping them safe from any wolf who wants to do them harm.As an Ivory wolf, it also helps me

understand," I reply, confused as to why the Queen was giving me the

world to Zane," Aurorawhile Zane

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

did that?" Rionna asks, fresh tears

know it's not always clear where he stands

turning

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

whispers over her

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

hall before crouching down on all fours and crawling towards Kota, the little boy hiding his face

him by

head and refuses to

"Kota, use your words,"

scold him, tickling the soles of his now bare

toes until he finally

he huffs, using his own sock

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

have something else for you

medallion over

would actually work, I think

much safer now, Devina

are interrupted by the sound of shuffling paper and I look up to see Rionna scooping up her divorce documents

I ask, Kota inspecting the medallion

for a moment as she picks up her documents, carefully slipping

wolf in my past life?" she murmurs as she works and when I shake my

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