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 grin gives her

here," she says, wiggling her

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

you so much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after

back as I turn towards

Talia?" She calls

turn towards her

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I

pushing the door open with

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

need to see

aunty Gwen?" Kota asks as I set

love, is on a trip," I reply, strapping on his

it’s just you and

gives me a cheeky

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

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

Talia," I sigh, praying to whatever

Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and I need

not a baby!" Dakota

a little man sitter," I

think you could love that boy

hop on the bike, Kota stretching out

outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make it to

in his backpack and change out of my scrubs and into an all

was no way in hell I was

into the living,

it all by myself," he

laugh as I unbuckle his helmet and put it

helping

So I need

quick nod and I hand him an

to the town

two coworkers from

and Micah a bartender.I pull up to their apartment and help Kota out of

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

kisses.She waves me

into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She

beauty,

I'm being rude, I

Talia, Niki and Micah's friend." The

bad,

friend Agnes. She's deaf and

asks curiously,

doesn't look like a ghost

I can't help but burst out laughing at his

baby, she's DEAF and mute.It means she can't hear you or speak," I explain to him,

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 and

as I finish and I hear Niki

Since when?

  ‘'I

I shrug.

deaf patients and learned some basic signs to make them feel

teach

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

I ask, looking

just missed him," Niki

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 that

like

I mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your

eyes and shake

of it, " I

watching Kota for me.You're a

She calls out after me as I

club in the middle of town, storing the bike in the

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

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

who entered the building had to wear a mask

wore flamboyant your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

pleased without fear of being judged by the public and the staff, specifically the

a win-win for everyone and it

trying to guess who was who

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

put on a plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my black top and jeans for a skimpy

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

a lacy black and white choker, a piece

heels completed the look and I

moments like these that I really loved the

fight off drunkards all night, I