The Silent Alpha

***Jane***

 "I'm Kota," he giggles, climbing off my lap.

"What's your name mister?"

The boy grins back at me, not an ounce of judgment in his tiny body.

His pretty eyes sparkle with excitement as he waits patiently for my response.

I have been asked for my name many times in my lifetime, usually for unpleasant reasons, but never had anyone asked just for the simple reason of getting to know me.

My father asked me my name everyday growing up and everyday I disappointed him.

Last night, my own mate wanted my name so she could reject me.

And yet, this little boy with blue and brown eyes just wanted to know who the stranger in the bushes was.

His smile is infectious and as I stare silently at him, he furrows his brows and leans in close.

"Are you dead too?" He whispers, resting his chin in his hands.

"I know a dead person," he hisses.

"Her name is Egg-Ness," he adds matter of factly.

"She can’t hear."

He suddenly stands close to my ear and shouts, "Can you hear me!?"

"Kota?"

We hear Talia call out and I place my hand over his mouth.

Kota.

"Hehe mommy"

Kota laughs when his mother walks right past us again without noticing our presence.

The little boy dusts off his hands and squeezes my cheeks together.

"I like you," he laughs.

"Do you wanna play with me?"

He stares at me with his blue and brown eyes and for the first time in years, I feel completely at ease.

"Y-yes," I whisper.

His grins, grabbing hold of my hand and dragging me out of the bushes.

"Come on!" He squeals.

"There are dragons chasing us! Mommy’s the princess. We have to save her!"

He pulls me in the direction that his mother had walked to and we stop just before Talia, her eyes narrowing to slits when she sees me with her son.

Oh dear Moon Goddess...I avoid her stare and shift uncomfortably on my feet, my legs itching to sprint out of there.I can feel my mate glaring at me and I try to run but Kota has a firm grip on my hand.

"Mommy look!" Kota smiles proudly at himself.

"I found a friend.His name is...."

He stops himself and looks up at me with a grin.

"What’s your name?"

Talia ignores me and grabs her son, ripping him out of my grip.She crouches down so that she’s at his eye level and looks at him sternly strangers! It’s dangerous!"

She snaps, the little boy's lip quivering at the harshness of her voice.

"But mommy..."

"No buts, Kota," she retorts, her cheeks slightly flushed in anger.

Her face softens when Kota’s eyes fill with tears and she takes a deep breath.

"Okay.Okay.I’m sorry, baby," she whispers, pulling the boy to her chest and kissing his head.

"I’m sorry for yelling.I didn’t mean to.You just can’t talk to strangers like that, okay?" She sighs quietly.

Kota nods solemnly.

"I’m sorry," he says, kissing her cheek.

"Okay, go stand by that tree over there," she says, kissing him back and pointing to a tree just behind me.

just need to talk to

off to the tree, grabbing

son again, Zane, I will kill you.Do I make myself clear?"

the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she thinks

over with so

heart beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his plan in my

and living with friends

gulp and she smirks

it, she’s

asks, tilting

us, the only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself,

like I said, I’m not interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just

I brace

confusion, running her hands

said it

Ramos, reject you Zane White

at her, still

must be saying

wolf can initiate a

say it,"

reject me

shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks as

knees and holding

just let me

I wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob escapes her

"P-please!"

to take more of her crying, I crouch down

let her go but I

her hair and rest my chin on her

Please don’t cry...

tell her but as always, the words taste like cotton in

stops his game and runs over to us, his eyes growing

wedging his small body between mine and Talia’s so that

her tears and kisses her

you cry, mommy?" He frowns when she pulls away from my

and forces her cheeks up into a

better!" in her arms and smothering him in kisses as he

small pain in my heart as I remember all the small kisses my mother gave me after a

the only person aside from Agnes who didn't make me feel

at me, her distrust for

I sign and

what you’re saying,"

understand a little ASL." I frown and search for

your house," I

as she contemplates my offer and I understand her concern.I might be her mate but I

hurt you," I

"Just talk."

nods in the

"Follow me."

beautiful home with a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has

quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I clap when he's

don't you let Zane and I talk a little while you go out and play?" She asks,

a little but she manages to convince him to leave

finds a notebook

bringing over a jar of pens

goes nothing, I sigh, scribbling out

knees up on the

I hand her the notebook and she reads it

***Natalia*** 

you must know what it means to have a mate and their importance In my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you, I

mate for the next three months and if I can

find the thought of spending the rest of your life with me repulsive, I will reject you and never ls he serious? He expects me to fall in

is a joke, right?" I laugh half

in frustration and he once again scribbles on another page

rejection

a perfect stranger, wanted me

so f*****g

a little, the pen shaking slightly in his

he lets out a sigh and scribbles a few words

been in love and I would like to know what it’s like to have a mate." I

mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up

disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several

go will you?" I ask, dreading his

pinching

the angry tears burning in my eyes. I know how strong the

me and he could have me on my knees

resist Zane and this revolting bond? I stare out

only good gift a wolf ever gave me...and I almost didn’t survive