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

sternly before her

she says,

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

so much, Mrs.Henry, for

as I turn towards the

Talia?" She calls

turn towards her

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

to keep my tears in.It was my biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I could not give him

whisper, pushing the door open

racks, forcing back my tears and putting

to see his mommy

asks as I set him down

my love, is on a trip,"

you and me for

gives me

for dinner?" I smile at him

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

to whatever Gods

could watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and

a baby!" Dakota huffs in his

need a little man sitter," I

could love that boy

Gods! We make arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to feel the wind rushing

quick pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo,

into

was no way in hell I was riding my bike

comes rushing into the living, his helmet

I did it all by

his helmet and put

chirp, helping

and Micah’s tonight, okay? So I need you to

quick nod and I hand him an

the town center where Niki and Micah

coworkers

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

while I tie up the bike.How’s

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

to see a tiny woman hard at work

me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely

I'm being rude, I wave back

Niki and Micah's friend." The

bad,

our friend Agnes. She's deaf and

curiously,

doesn't look like a ghost to

and I can't help but

she can't hear you or speak," I explain to

to the woman

to sign my name.I slide my palms across each other, then bring my two pointer

eyes brighten up as I finish and I hear Niki

know how to sign? Since when? What did

‘'I am Talia.Nice to

I shrug.

and learned some

have to teach me," Niki

place and they are both mute.We've

I ask, looking

missed him,"

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

like a

mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your Latina charm on

and shake my head

of it, " I sigh, grabbing

Kota for me.You're

out after me

in the middle of town, storing the bike in the racks directly

of the town's more prominent

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

wear a mask to hide their identity.It

flamboyant your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

as they pleased without fear of being judged by the public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could work without being labeled as

a win-win for everyone and it worked

to guess who was who under

some of the city council members were regulars and I could only assume police officers, doctors, teachers,

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

practically every fetish, ranging from full body leather

black bralette, a lacy black and white choker, a piece of black

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

moments like these that I really

off drunkards all night, I walk out to the club hall, the music nearly blowing out my ear