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.

are very lucky

her

says,

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

you so much, Mrs.Henry, for

as I turn

She

towards her

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

eyes to keep my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt

you," I whisper, pushing the door open with

my

to see his mommy

is aunty Gwen?" Kota asks as I

is on a trip," I

and me for a couple of

gives me

we have chicken nuggets for dinner?" I smile at him as I pull out my phone and

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

sigh, praying to whatever Gods

think you could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and I need

not a baby!" Dakota huffs in

I need a little man sitter,"

you think you could love that boy

We make arrangements and I hop on the bike,

quick pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally

things in his backpack and change out of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would

way in hell I was riding my bike around

into the living, his helmet

look! I did it all by myself," he

laugh as I unbuckle his helmet

chirp, helping him back into his

and Micah’s tonight, okay? So I need

quick nod and

down to the town center where Niki and

are two coworkers from the

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

while I tie up the

cheeks with kisses.She

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 feet tall, with long

woman notices me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously

I wave back and introduce

The woman smiles and nods but says

my bad, babe,"

friend Agnes. She's deaf

dead?!" Kota asks curiously,

look like a ghost

can't help but burst out laughing at his

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

over to the woman and point

watches as I hook my two thumbs together and pull them apart, using my fingers to sign my

as I finish and I hear Niki

know how to sign? Since

just said  ‘'I am Talia.Nice

I shrug.

a couple deaf patients and learned

teach me," Niki

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

son?" I ask, looking around for

just missed him," Niki

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

like a

be using your Latina charm on him!"

eyes and shake my head at

dream of it, " I sigh,

for watching Kota for me.You're a

She calls out after

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

where some of the town's

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

the building had to wear a

flamboyant your

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

win-win for everyone and

personally loved trying to guess who was who

ordered, I knew some of the city council members

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

week for practically every fetish, ranging from full body leather suits to

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

look and I touch up my

these that I really loved the mask

drunkards all night, I walk