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

her

Mr.Ramos here," she says, wiggling

knows how to keep a lady company." Dakota smiles

much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after

as I turn

She calls

towards her

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

eyes to keep my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He

the door open with

racks, forcing back my

need to see

Kota asks as I set

on a trip,"

you and me for a

me

nuggets for dinner?" I smile at him as I pull out my

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice

sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t

you could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town

a baby!" Dakota huffs

I need a little

think you could love

and I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to feel the wind rushing past

to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make

and into an all black outfit.I would change into

way in hell I was riding my bike around in

rushing into the

all by myself," he smiles

help but laugh as I unbuckle his helmet and put it

chirp, helping

So

nod and

to the town center where Niki

are two coworkers

waitress like me and Micah a bartender.I pull up to their apartment and

on the door while I tie up the bike.How’s my cute

his chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside and closes the

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

beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely

I wave back and

and Micah's friend." The woman smiles

bad, babe," Niki

Agnes. She's deaf

asks curiously, looking

look like a ghost to

and I can't help but burst

and mute.It means she can't hear you or speak," I explain to him, ruffling up his

over to the

using my fingers to sign my name.I slide my palms

finish and I hear

to sign? Since

just said  ‘'I am Talia.Nice to meet

I shrug.

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

to teach me," Niki

own place and they

son?" I ask,

missed

at the club and girl, let me tell you, HE'S HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him

giggles like a

Tal.Don’t be using your Latina charm on

my eyes and shake my head

dream of it, " I

watching Kota for me.You're a

She calls out after me as

over to the club in the middle of town, storing the bike in the racks directly

club where some of the town's more

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

to wear a mask

your

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

was a win-win for everyone and

to guess who was

ordered, I knew some of the city council members were regulars and I

masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my black top and jeans for

themes every week for practically every fetish, ranging from full body leather

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

belt, stockings, and heels completed the look and I touch up my

moments like these that I really loved the mask

all night, I walk out to the club