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.

I look?" I ask, stepping

sleeves and pretty flowers decorating the bodice and my hair is curled and braided with tiny

look like a princess, Mommy," Kota

I

a wolf," he howls, the

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

on the pillow.I pull the curtain back enough to watch as Kota skips down the aisle, the crowd giggling as the

the aisle, Kota breaks into a } full sprint, racing

My handsome .

his forehead, a million butterflies fluttering in my belly at the

little boy pulls up his pants to grab the two rings

Kota proudly hands the rings to his Dad

begin to rise from their seats and

chest and Devina purrs happily as I pull back the curtain

face I care to see is Zane’s as I walk slowly down the candlelit

handsome features of his face, and I see trails of tears glistening on

at the night sky, a million stars watching over me

the altar, Gwen, Celina, Nikki, and Nadia stand in as my bridesmaids and to Zane's right, stands Agnes

in the center of the altar, smiling from ear to ear at me and

row, Rionna and Toran smile proudly at

steps off the altar and holds out his

arms as he interlocks our fingers, and I gently wipe the tears on his cheeks

lips curling into

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

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

State of California and by our dear Moon Goddess, I now pronounce you, husband and wife," Aurora proclaims,

may now kiss your

forward, our lips meeting for the first time as wolf and wife before our pack, His soothing scent of sage and bergamot fills my nostrils, and the rapid beating of my heart slows down

curls on my lips as I pull away, and Aurora takes Kota by the hand and

at Zane, who gets down on his knees to speak

Dakota grinning back at him

replies, cupping Zane’s face in his

okay?" Zane asks,

in that bush w-was the best thing t-that ever

her...but I-I’m also making a p-promise to y-you too.I-I p-promise that y-you'll always be my son, K-Kota, no matter what anyone says," He says, Kota’s bottom lip quivering as tears spill onto his

don’t cry," Zane murmurs, wrapping his arms around the

too now. I-I’ll always be y-your daddy, K-Kota, and I'll do my

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

and I have a wonderful husband and father, and

and very carefully wipes away my tears while

his arms and helps wipe away his tears and,

Aurora announces

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

***Zane***

to meet in wolf form as newlyweds so Talia and I are led away to

depths of my

you sit still? \snap asI undo my

running yet another

excitement,

and I scold

stops and he takes command of my body,

hands and feet, and I sit back to let my wolf

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

the center of the clearing, sitting on her hind legs and patiently waiting for Grayson to join