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

before her grin

here," she says,

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

for looking after him,"

smiles back as I turn towards the

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 I could not give him

whisper, pushing the door

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

to see

is aunty Gwen?" Kota asks as I set him

is on a trip,"

you and

gives me a

him as I pull out

"Maybe," I grin.

voice comes

Talia," I sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that

Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and I

baby!" Dakota huffs

need a little

think you could love that boy to

hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to

outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make it

out of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would change into my uniform

hell I was riding my bike

rushing into the living,

all by myself," he

unbuckle his helmet and put

go," I chirp, helping him back into his

So I need you to behave.Can you

nod and I hand him an

town center where Niki and Micah

two coworkers

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

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

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

into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard at work over the stove.She is no more

notices me admiring her beauty,

rude, I

I'm Talia, Niki and Micah's friend." The woman

my bad, babe,"

our friend Agnes. She's deaf and mute

Kota asks curiously, looking back at

look like a ghost

I can't help but burst out laughing at his

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

to the

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

up as I finish and I hear

sign? Since when? What did you

  ‘'I am

I shrug.

with a couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs

teach me," Niki

get their own place

where's the son?" I ask, looking

just missed him," Niki

HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him with Agnes.It's the most adorable thing ever.He's so sweet

giggles like

call dibs! I mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your Latina charm on him!" She

eyes and shake my head

dream of it, " I

Kota for

calls out after me as I

of town,

a prestigious club where some of the

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

had to wear a mask to hide their identity.It could be any

flamboyant your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could work without being labeled as sluts or

win-win for

guess who was

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

entering the building, I put on a plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging

every week for practically every fetish, ranging from

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

the look and I touch up my

like these that I really loved the mask

off drunkards all night, I walk out to the