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

before her grin gives

here," she says, wiggling her eyebrows

a lady company." Dakota smiles proudly at me as I lift

Mrs.Henry, for

back as I turn towards

She calls

turn towards

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I could not give

pushing the door open with my

Dakota down to the bike racks, forcing back my tears and putting on a smile for

didn’t need to

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

a trip," I

and me for a couple

gives me a

nuggets for dinner?" I smile at him

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice

it’s Talia," I sigh, praying to

Sarah is

a baby!" Dakota

a little man

you think you could love that boy

and I hop on the bike, Kota

pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I

into

way in hell I was riding my

into the living, his helmet

look! I did it all by myself," he

but laugh as I unbuckle his helmet and put it on

chirp, helping him back

going to Niki and Micah’s tonight, okay? So I need you to behave.Can

and I hand him an

the town center where Niki

two coworkers from

pull up to

ahead and knocks on the door while I tie

with kisses.She waves

fills the entire house and I look over into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more than 5

woman notices me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely at

I'm being rude, I wave back and introduce

The

bad,

is our friend Agnes. She's deaf and mute

Kota asks curiously, looking back at

like a ghost to

and I can't help but burst out laughing at

you or speak," I explain to him, ruffling

over to the woman and point to

and pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then bring my two pointer fingers together

brighten up as I finish and I hear Niki cry

know how to sign? Since

‘'I am

I shrug.

couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to make them feel

to teach me,"

are staying with us until they can get their own place and they are both mute.We've just been writing to

ask, looking around

missed

the club and girl, 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

like

Tal.Don’t be using

roll my eyes and shake my

wouldn't dream of it, " I sigh, grabbing my keys

for watching Kota for me.You're a

She calls out after me

town, storing the bike in the

some of the town's

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

a mask to hide their

wore flamboyant your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

being judged by the public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could work without being labeled as sluts

was a win-win for everyone

who was who under all the

that were ordered, I knew some of the city council members were regulars and I could only assume police

plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my

practically every fetish, ranging from full

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

the look and

these that I

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