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.

do I look?" I ask, stepping back

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

a princess, Mommy,"

are you, my handsome prince?" I ask,

the music picking up in the

and he hurriedly gets into

the pillow.I pull the curtain back enough to watch

reaches the middle of the aisle, Kota breaks into a } full sprint, racing right into

My handsome .

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

little boy pulls up his pants to

hands the rings to his

and the guests all begin to

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

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

features of his face, and I see trails

I look up at the night sky, a

Gwen, Celina, Nikki, and Nadia stand in as my bridesmaids and to Zane's right, stands Agnes as his Best Ma’am with Tylen, Evan, and Micah as his

the center of the altar, smiling from ear to ear at me and bouncing on his toes

and Toran smile proudly at me, Rionna holding Sequoia in

steps off the altar and holds out his

as he interlocks our fingers,

Zane’s lips curling

officiate our union.I hardly hear a word she says as I gaze back at my mate and the cool sensation of the ring sliding down my finger jolts me

realizes I haven’t been paying attention.I take the ring from

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

now kiss your

wolf and wife before our pack, His soothing scent of sage and bergamot fills

my lips as I pull away, and Aurora takes Kota by the hand and presents him to

in confusion at Zane, who

K-Kota," Zane whispers, Dakota grinning back

cupping Zane’s face

y-you something okay?" Zane asks,

y-you in that bush

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

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

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,

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

after years of being on our own, Kota and I have a wonderful husband and father,

and very carefully wipes away my tears while Rionna steps on to the altar to

lifts Kota in his arms and helps wipe away his tears and, as a

Aurora announces to

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

***Zane***

is customary for our wolves to meet in wolf form as newlyweds so Talia

back and forth in the depths of my mind

undo my

yet another lap around

excitement, he

until I finish undressing and I scold the wolf to calm down

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

the place of my hands and feet, and I sit back to let

and forth, and on the opposite end of the clearing, Devina’s gray wolf steps out of

walks calmly to the center of the clearing, sitting on her hind legs and patiently waiting