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

says sternly before her grin

says, wiggling

knows how to keep a lady company." Dakota smiles proudly at me as I lift him

so much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after

as

Talia?" She calls

turn towards

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

fear to fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I could not give

I whisper, pushing the door open with

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

need to see his

as I

trip," I reply, strapping

and me for a couple

me a cheeky

for dinner?" I smile at him as I pull out my phone and

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice comes

sigh, praying to whatever Gods exist that

watch Kota tonight? Sarah is out of town and I need

baby!" Dakota huffs in

a little man

think you could love that boy to

arrangements and I hop on the bike, Kota stretching out

outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make it

into an all

hell I was riding

the living, his

did it all by

his helmet and put it

I chirp, helping

tonight, okay? So I need you to

nod and I

down to the town

two coworkers

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

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

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

to see a tiny woman hard at work

beauty, blushing furiously and waving politely

I

The woman smiles and nods

bad, babe,"

Agnes. She's deaf and mute

dead?!" Kota asks curiously, looking

like a

can't help but burst out laughing at

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

over to the woman and point

two thumbs 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 point

brighten up as I finish and I hear

Since when? What

‘'I am

I shrug.

learned some basic signs to

have to teach me," Niki

get their own place and they

where's the son?" I ask, looking around for another

just missed him,"

Oh Talia, you should see him with

like a

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

eyes and shake

it, " I sigh, grabbing my keys

watching Kota for me.You're

out after me as

the middle of town, storing

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 to

your local

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

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

was a win-win for everyone

trying to guess who was

members were

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

practically every fetish, ranging from full body

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

completed the look and

that I really loved

to fight off drunkards all night, I walk out to the