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 ask, stepping

ball gown with puffy sleeves and pretty flowers decorating

princess, Mommy," Kota

my handsome prince?" I ask, the little boy

the music picking up in the

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

tell him to put the rings back on the pillow.I pull the curtain back enough to watch

of the aisle, Kota breaks into

My handsome .

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

up his pants to grab the two rings

to his Dad

and the guests all begin

purrs happily as I pull back

seeing me, but the only face I care to see is Zane’s as I walk slowly

illuminates the handsome features of his face, and I see trails of

I may burst into tears, I look up at the night sky, a million stars watching over me as I walk towards my

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

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

proudly at me, Rionna

the altar and holds out his hand to

and down my arms as he interlocks our fingers, and

whisper, Zane’s lips

our union.I hardly

he realizes I haven’t been paying attention.I take the ring from Aurora and slide it onto

dear Moon Goddess, I now pronounce you, husband and

now kiss

wife before our pack, His soothing scent

and Aurora takes Kota by the

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

Zane whispers, Dakota grinning back at him

Kota replies, cupping Zane’s

tell y-you something okay?" Zane asks, the pup nodding his

but finding y-you in that bush w-was the best

y-you too.I-I p-promise that y-you'll always be my son, K-Kota, no matter what

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

do my best to be y-your superhero. I-I love y-you so much

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

on our own, Kota and I have a wonderful husband and father, and our family is now

very carefully wipes away my tears while Rionna steps on to

arms and helps wipe away his tears and, as a family, we

and gentlemen," Aurora announces to

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

***Zane***

Talia and I are led away to

back and forth in the depths of my mind with excitement and I feel myself getting crossed eyed just

you sit still? \snap asI undo my bowtie and

He yips, running yet another lap

excitement,

finish undressing and I

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

feet, and I sit back to

and on the opposite end of

clearing, sitting on her hind legs and patiently