The Silent Alpha

***Natalia*** 

Fk! F**k! 

"KE V scream internally as I clock out and race out of the clinic.I’m going to be late!”

 "Talia, wait!" Travis calls out as I rush past him in the parking lot.

Travis is a tall man with rippling muscles trying to break through his scrubs, with tan skin and the sexiest tattoos on his arms and chest.

He is the cute radiology tech every girl was pinning over.

But like every sexy man, he’s trouble; a known playboy who had all the girls in the clinic wrapped around his finger and for good reason too.

The man knew how to bend you over a desk and make you his slut.

"Sorry, Travis, but I'm late for picking up Dakota!" I call out breathlessly as I scramble to the bike racks.

"Doesn't Sarah usually pick him up?" he chuckles as he trots over and watches me put on my helmet.

"Yes, but she's out of town visiting family for a few days which means I have to pick him up," I smile impatiently, unlocking the bike.

She was actually on business with some werewolves but I was not about to tell Travis that was running from her ex, a dragon King hellbent on dragging her back to his kingdom.

Being on the run, she and I both changed our names.

She was Sarah Davis while I was Talia Ramos.

"Well how about I give you a ride to the daycare center," he says, giving me his mischievous grin.

"And then maybe we can talk about you going to dinner with me tomorrow night? Say 7 o'clock?"

I have to physically restrain myself from reaching over and smacking him over the head with my bike lock.

Travis and I had fooled around a few times before but I had always made it clear that this was just a business transaction.

No feelings, just a good f**k.That was the deal.

"Travis," I sigh, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.

"We have a good thing.Don’t ruin it, please.I'm not looking for anything else," I shrug unapologetically.

"I'm not interested ina relationship."

"Oh come on Talia," he smirks.

"You know I’m crazy about you...Look I know I have a reputation but I’m not lying.You’re amazing ...different from every other girl in this God forsaken town I frown at him.Does he take me for an i***t? He is literally a walking red flag! “

"Travis, stop it.I’m not interested."

"I could take care of you and Dakota,"

He murmurs, his finger grazing my arms and I shiver in annoyance.

"If you let me.Don’t you want Dakota to have a dad?" anyone to take care of me.

Dakota and I were just fine on our own.

Kota didn’t need a father.He had me...

"I'm sorry, Travis but I really have to go," I shrug, pushing past him and climbing on the bike.

"will you at least think about it?" He shouts as I pedal away and I fail to respond.

Oh Talia....

I mutter to myself.

What the f**k did you get yourself into? I push aside my thoughts about Travis and try to figure out what to do with Dakota while I’m working my shift at The Masque.

The only other people I know are Micah and Niki...

.Does Niki work tonight? f**k i can’t remember.

I arrive at the daycare center, the parking lot completely empty by now.

I curse Mrs.Freedman, my last patient, for talking her head off during her visit, and hurry into the building.

Through the large glass window, I peer into the classroom and see my little boy hard at work on a coloring book, his little red backpack already on his shoulders.

My heart skips a beat as I watch him color, his eyes furrowed in concentration and his little brown curls hanging low over his forehead.

Sensing my stare, Kota looks up at me and smiles with excitement, closing his book and jumping out of his seat.

I rush into the classroom and get down on my knees, spreading my arms out wide to receive him.

He collides right into me, nearly "Mommy, what are you doing here?"He giggles excitedly.

"Where’s aunty Gwen?"

I push back his curls from his face and stare into his beautiful big eyes.

They were unlike the eyes of any other, one eye being a gorgeous shade of cerulean and the other being the envy of chocolate with swirls of brown and amber.

Heterchromia wasn’t all that common and my Kota’s eyes were the talk of the town when he was first born.He was the little blue and brown eyed boy everyone loved.

I hear footsteps behind me and smile apologetically at the frowning teacher.

"I’m so sorry, Mrs.Henry.I had a patient today whom I could just not get rid of!" I chuckle nervously.

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very lucky

her

here," she says, wiggling

have around and knows how to keep a lady company." Dakota smiles proudly at me as I

you so much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after him," I

back as

She calls

towards

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt

pushing the door open with

forcing back my tears and putting on a smile for my little

to see

where is aunty Gwen?" Kota asks as I set him down on the child

trip," I reply, strapping on his

just you and me for a couple of

gives me a cheeky

him as I pull out my phone and

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice

Talia," I sigh, praying to

tonight? Sarah is out of town

a baby!" Dakota huffs in

little man

think you could love that boy to

Gods! We make arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his

the outskirts of Poulsbo,

into an all black outfit.I would change into my

was riding my

into the living, his helmet

did it all by myself," he

laugh as I unbuckle his helmet and put it on the

we go," I chirp, helping him back into his

Niki and Micah’s tonight, okay? So

nod and I hand him

the town

two coworkers from the

and Micah a bartender.I pull up to their apartment

ahead and knocks on the door while I tie up the bike.How’s my

showers his chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside

into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more than 5 feet tall, with long dirty blonde

notices me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and waving

I'm being rude, I wave back and introduce

I'm Talia, Niki and Micah's friend." The woman smiles and nods but

my bad,

our friend Agnes.

Kota asks curiously, looking back at

doesn't look like a

can't help but burst out

mute.It means she can't hear you or

to the woman and

and pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my name.I

finish

to sign? Since when? What

  ‘'I

I shrug.

couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to

have to teach

staying with us until they can get their own place and they

ask, looking

just missed him," Niki

let me tell you, HE'S HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him with Agnes.It's the most adorable thing ever.He's so sweet and did I mention

giggles like

call dibs! I mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your Latina

my eyes and shake

I sigh, grabbing my

watching Kota for me.You're a

She calls out after me

town, storing the

prestigious club where some of the town's more prominent members

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

wear a mask

wore flamboyant your

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

being judged by the public and the staff,

was a win-win for everyone and it worked

who was who under all the

council members were regulars and I

grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my black top

fetish, ranging from full body leather suits to sexy

a lacy black and white choker, a piece of black fabric I barely considered

heels completed the look and I touch up my makeup in the

like these that I really

my outfit and mentally preparing myself to fight off drunkards all night, I walk out to the club hall, the music nearly