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 looking out the 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 lost as I was...so I thought perhaps we could help each other find what we were

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

never tried to hide

it up every chance he got whenever he felt I was getting too close.He was very determined to push me

down at the divorce

guess he got what

voice again and

screams into her hands, but even I can see that is a

can’t I hate

comes closer, I notice something else is tucked under his

"Here you go, Mommy,"

me

under your arm?" I ask, my eyes

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

"It has babies, Mommy.See?"

the ballsack at the

internally

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

had said while we were at the

handing me a gift

yourself?" She chirped completely

"Kota give me that!"

to play with

running away out of

"Kota, give me that!"

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

"Dakota!"

a portal opens directly in

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

at the dildo, Evan’s face lighting up

when he said you liked to

saddle

the stomach, Evan groaning mid

hear Rionna’s footsteps

capturing Kota and taking the

Goddess can’t help you, Devina

himself on the floor and curls up on the floor, crying

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

wishing the earth would

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

Moon so you should be

my fears lie with Zane’s

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

within her shirt.She pulls the chain over

immediately, Rionna and I bend over in a bow before the Queen, her raw power difficult to

I stand upright, I examine

surface with some violet stones

from Moon Goddess

scent 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

reply, confused as to why the Queen was giving me

knows you and Kota mean the world

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

Rionna asks, fresh

it's not always clear where he

says, turning to

in his own way.I’m sure

her

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

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

mad?" I ask, grabbing him by the ankles and

head and refuses

"Kota, use your words,"

scold him, tickling the soles of his now bare

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

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

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

have something else for

the chain of the medallion over his head,

actually work, I think in

he’ll be much

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

made your decision?" I ask, Kota

a moment as 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 and when I shake my head, a look 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,