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.

off.I just need to talk to your

head and runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick

again, Zane, I will kill you.Do I

to explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot

with so we

Grayson whispering his plan in

her eyes full of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my best guess is that you’re a

gulp and she smirks

she’s good, Grayson

I guess right?" She asks, tilting

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

werewolf tradition, so if you could

Ramos, reject you, Zane White, a rogue as my mate." I brace

confusion,

said it wrong," she

Ramos, reject you Zane White

blink at her,

be saying something

wolf can initiate

say it,"

me and

plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and my

knees and holding her hands up

reject me.I'll do anything.Anything.Please, just let me go.I can’t do this again.I

I wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob

"P-please!"

crouch down and pull her close to

me to let her go but I only hold her tighter until she finally gives in and

and rest my

Please don’t cry...

want to tell her but as always, the words taste like

over to us, his

body between mine

her tears and kisses her

you cry, mommy?" He frowns when she pulls

little fingers and forces her cheeks

in her arms and smothering him in kisses

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

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

a quick glance at me, her distrust for

deal," I sign and to my

don’t know what you’re

understand a little ASL." I frown and search for a small stick to

go to your house,"

understand her concern.I might be her mate

won’t hurt

"Just talk."

and nods in

"Follow me."

a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit

is quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I

you let Zane and I talk a little while you go out

she manages to convince him to leave us with a promise for

Talia finds a notebook and

a jar of pens for me

goes nothing, I sigh, scribbling out my

me anxiously, bringing her knees up on the chair

finished, I hand her the notebook and she reads it

***Natalia*** 

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 will not accept it.I do not plan to throw my gift

mate for the next three months and if I can convince

after three months, you still 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 love with

a joke, right?" I laugh

he once again scribbles on another page and hands it

will not accept your rejection unless you

unable to understand why he, a perfect stranger,

so

hesitates a little, the pen shaking

sigh and scribbles a few

to know what it’s like to have a

to break it to you, but love isn’t real and mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy

at me in disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was once again

go will you?" I

pinching his

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

merely had to look at me and he could have

mate? Another three months with a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane and this

only good gift a wolf ever gave me...and I