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

here," she says, wiggling her eyebrows

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

Mrs.Henry, for looking after him," I

she smiles back as I turn towards

Talia?" She

turn towards

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

biggest fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I

I whisper, pushing the door open

carry Dakota down to the bike racks, forcing back my tears and putting

need to see his mommy

as I set him

love, is on a trip,"

just you and

gives me

smile at him as I

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice

sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that she

Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and I

baby!" Dakota

need a little

could love that boy

on the bike, Kota stretching out his

outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make

and into an all

was no way in hell I was riding my bike around

comes rushing into the

did it all

but laugh as I unbuckle his helmet and put it on

we go," I chirp, helping him back into

going to Niki and Micah’s tonight, okay? So

nod and

town center where Niki and Micah

two coworkers

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

skips ahead and knocks on the door while I tie up

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

the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work

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

being rude, I wave back and introduce

The woman

bad, babe," Niki

friend Agnes. She's deaf and

dead?!" Kota asks curiously, looking back at

look like a

but burst out

mute.It means she can't hear you or speak,"

the

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

as I finish and I hear Niki cry out

sign? Since when? What

said  ‘'I

I shrug.

learned some basic signs to make

have to teach me," Niki

their own place and they

I ask, looking around for

just missed

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 that he's

like

dibs! I mean it, Tal.Don’t be using

roll my eyes and shake

it, " I

you for watching Kota for me.You're a

out after

the middle of town, storing the bike in the

club where some of

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

who entered the building had to wear a mask to hide their identity.It

your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

win-win for

to guess who was who under all

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

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

for practically every fetish, ranging from full

white choker, a

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

moments like these that I really loved the mask

preparing myself to fight off drunkards all night, I walk out to the club hall, the