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

Mr.Ramos here," she says, wiggling her eyebrows at

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

much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after him," I

she smiles back as

She calls

towards her

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

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

the

bike racks, forcing back my tears

to see

Kota asks as I

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

just you and me for a couple of

gives me

him as I pull out my

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice

it’s Talia," I sigh, praying to whatever Gods

watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and I

a baby!" Dakota

I need a little man sitter,"

could love that boy to

I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out his arms to

pedal to the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make

and into an all

in hell I was riding my

into the

I did it all

his helmet and put

go," I chirp, helping him back into his

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

gives me a quick nod and I

town center

are two coworkers from the

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

on the door while I tie up the

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

tiny woman hard at

notices me admiring her beauty, blushing furiously and

being rude, I wave

friend." The

my bad, babe,"

Agnes.

Kota asks curiously,

look like

and I can't help but burst out laughing at

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

to the woman and

together 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 finally

eyes brighten up as I finish and I

know how to sign? Since when? What did

  ‘'I

I shrug.

a couple deaf patients and learned some basic

teach me,"

her son are staying with us until they can get their own place and they are both

where's the son?" I ask, looking

missed him,"

girl, let me tell you, HE'S HOT! LIKE HOT, HOT! Oh Talia, you should see him with Agnes.It's the most adorable

like

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

eyes and

I sigh,

you for watching Kota for

She calls out after me

in the middle of town, storing the

a prestigious club where some of the town's more prominent

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

to wear a mask to hide

your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

they pleased without fear of being judged by the public

for everyone

to guess who was

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

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

ranging from full body

a piece of black fabric I barely considered a skirt, and

garter belt, stockings, and heels completed the look

moments like these that I really loved the

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