The Silent Alpha

***Natalia***

My heart flutters as I wait for my cue to walk down the aisle, knowing that in a few short minutes, I will officially be Zane’s wife.

"Talia," Gwen murmurs, carrying a small gift box in her hands.

"Vanessa had this delivered for you.Toran says she couldn’t make it, but she wanted you to know that she’s happy for you."

I take the box from her hand, and stare at it for a moment, not knowing how to feel about her absence.I had thought long and hard about sending an invitation to my sister and finally decided I would leave the choice up to her.

There is a small note attached to the box and I read it to myself.

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To my dear sister, I know it is not much, but I hope you and your daughter love it as much as you and I did.

With love, Nessa.

Untie the ribbon and remove the lid, tears filling my eyes as I look inside.

"What is it?" Gwen asks, pulling a handkerchief from her dress pocket.I pull out the small music box with two little cats sitting on the lid and crank the knob until the song, "Memories," begins to play and I watch the little cats dance around the lid through my tears.

"When I was little, my mother had this exact music box.She would play it for us to go to sleep every night," I smile as I wipe my tears.

"She used to tell us a story of the two little cats on the lid," I giggle.

"They were sisters named Natalia and Vanessa and they loved each other very much." I stare at the box in disbelief.

"It broke years ago.The music wouldn’t play anymore and I was devastated because I had always dreamt of playing it for my own children." I shake my head as I wipe my tears.

"I can’t believe she found it."

"That’s a lovely gift," Gwen murmurs, helping me to carefully wipe my tears.

"But now we must keep you sane for your wedding." nod at her and fight to compose myself, carefully putting the music box back in its box and powdering my face.

"Okay, my lovely," Gwen sighs, cradling little Quoia in her arms and grabbing a small basket of flower petals.

My beautiful Maid of Honor wears a forest green dress with a flowing skirt to accentuate her cute baby bump, and her fiery red hair is tamed within a romantic braid and flowers.

"Are you ready, Talia?" She asks and I give her a bright smile.

"You look beautiful. He is so lucky to have you," she smiles in return.

"Dakota, are you ready?" she giggles at the dancing pup.

He grins back at her, holding up an empty pillow in his hand.

"Kota, where are the rings?" Gwen asks in restrained panic.

"They kept falling off when I danced," Kota explains as he breaks into a silly dance.

"So! put them in my socks," he grins, Gwen and I both sighing in relief as he rolls his pants up past his ankles where two lumps stick out from his socks.

"Okay, but you need to put them on the pillow so you can give them to Daddy," Gwen chuckles, getting into position to make her entrance.

"Good luck," she whispers as she steps out from behind the curtain with Sequoia in her arms.

Oohs and awws erupt from the crowd as Gwen walks down the aisle with my baby, sprinkling little petals on the floor as she makes her way to the altar to join the rest of the bridal party.

"Okay, you’re next," I tell the pup, Kota very excitedly breaking out into another dance.

look?" I ask, stepping

the shoulder ball gown with puffy sleeves and pretty flowers decorating the bodice and my

like a princess, Mommy,"

prince?" I ask, the little boy

wolf," he howls, the music picking up

go," I instruct him and he hurriedly gets into position with the

pillow.I pull the

into a } full sprint,

My handsome .

boy and kisses his forehead, a million butterflies fluttering in my belly at the beauty of

little boy pulls up his pants

bursts into laughter as Kota proudly hands the rings to his Dad who gives him a high

music changes tempo and the guests all begin to rise from their seats and turn to

Devina purrs happily as I pull back

care to see is Zane’s

and I see trails of tears glistening on

look up at the night sky, a million stars watching over

as my bridesmaids and to Zane's right, stands Agnes as his Best Ma’am with Tylen, Evan,

ear

smile proudly at me, Rionna holding

altar and holds out his hand to me to help me

he interlocks our fingers, and I gently wipe the tears on his cheeks with my

whisper, Zane’s lips curling into

of the altar, where Aurora awaits to officiate our union.I hardly hear a word she says as I gaze back at my mate and the

himself when he realizes I haven’t been paying attention.I take the ring from Aurora and slide it onto Zane’s finger, my mate smiling

the power vested in me by the State of California and by our dear Moon Goddess, I now pronounce you, husband and

now kiss

lips meeting for the first time as wolf and wife before our pack, His soothing scent of

and Aurora takes Kota by the hand

in confusion at Zane, who gets down on his knees

Dakota grinning

replies, cupping Zane’s

y-you something okay?" Zane asks, the

I-I haven’t been part of y-your life for very long, but finding y-you in that bush w-was the best thing t-that ever happened to

p-promise to y-you too.I-I p-promise that y-you'll always be

wrapping his arms around

my best to be y-your superhero. I-I love y-you so much K-Kota. So, so

only nod his head as he cries and I struggle to hold back my own tears as my

I have a wonderful husband and father, and our family is

tears while Rionna steps on to

lifts Kota in his arms and helps wipe away his tears

and gentlemen," Aurora announces to the

Natalia Ramos and their children, Sequoia and Dakota Ramos. May Moon Goddess always watch over them and may their

***Zane***

Talia and I are

have the zoomies, sprinting back and forth in the depths of my mind with excitement and I feel myself

sit still? \snap asI undo my

yet another lap

much excitement, he

continues his sprint until I finish undressing and I scold the wolf to calm

command of my body, my bones cracking and

and I sit back to let

the forest, his tail eagerly swishing back and forth, and on the opposite end of the clearing, Devina’s gray

of the clearing, sitting on