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.

ask, stepping back

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

like a princess, Mommy," Kota smiles

my handsome prince?" I ask,

he howls, the music picking up in

instruct him and he hurriedly gets into position with the

the curtain back enough to watch

Kota breaks into a } full sprint,

My handsome .

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

whispers something in Kota’s ear and the little boy pulls up his pants to grab the two rings from inside his

the rings to his Dad who gives him a high five for completing

changes tempo and the guests all begin

my chest and Devina purrs happily as I pull back the curtain to make my

faces smile upon seeing me, but the only face I care to see is Zane’s as I

his face, and I see trails of

tears, I look up at the night sky, a million stars watching over me as

Nadia stand in as my bridesmaids and to Zane's right, stands Agnes as his Best Ma’am with

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

the front row, Rionna and Toran smile proudly at me, Rionna

out his hand to me to help me

arms as he interlocks our fingers, and I gently wipe the

Zane’s lips curling into

to 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 and the cool sensation of the ring

paying attention.I take the ring from Aurora and

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

now kiss

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 as

I pull away, and Aurora takes Kota

looks up in confusion at Zane, who gets down on his knees to

Dakota grinning back at him

Daddy," Kota replies, cupping Zane’s face

okay?" Zane asks, the

finding y-you in that bush w-was the best thing t-that ever

a p-promise to y-your mom that I-I a-always love 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

murmurs, wrapping his arms

be y-your daddy, K-Kota, and I'll do my best to be y-your superhero. I-I love y-you so much K-Kota. So, so

I struggle to hold back my own tears

being on our own, Kota and I have a wonderful husband

wipes away my tears while Rionna steps on to the

Kota in his arms and helps wipe away his tears and,

gentlemen," Aurora announces to

is my honor to present to you for the first time, Zane and Natalia Ramos and their children, Sequoia and Dakota Ramos. May Moon Goddess always watch over them and may their pack always

***Zane***

wolves to meet in wolf form as newlyweds so Talia and I are led away to separate tents set up in the adjacent

and forth in the depths of my mind

still? \snap asI undo my bowtie and unbutton

yips, running yet another lap around my

much excitement,

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

he takes command of my body, my bones cracking and shifting into

hands and feet, and I sit back to let my

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

walks calmly to the center of the clearing, sitting on her