The Silent Alpha

***Natalia*** 

The bright light peeking through the window stings my swollen eyes and I let out a soft groan.I do not want to wake up, not after the lousy night of nightmares I had.

In need of some comfort, I stretch out my hand in search of Kota.

My eyes bulge open, however, when I find the bed empty, his side of the bed cold.

"Kota?" I whisper, looking around the room frantically, feeling my heart sink to the pit of my stomach.

"Kota!" I scream, tears springing to my eyes as last night’s nightmares flash through my mind.

Zane’s head pops up from my side of the room and I look over to see Kota snuggled up beside him, his stuffed wolf in his arms.

Zane looks equally bewildered to find the pup curled up on his side, his body growing tense with my silence.

How did he get down there? I wonder as I scramble out of bed to pick him up.It's doesn’t matter ,I scold myself.

I’m just glad he’s okay.I gently pick up the sleepy pup, holding him close to my chest as several tears spill onto my cheeks.

Kota mumbles a hello to me, his sleepy voice soothing my heart.I squeeze him tightly, a slight sob escaping my throat.

"He won’t take you," I hiccup to myself as I comb my fingers l ignore Zane’s pained look, not caring that I probably looked like a lunatic to him.

"Estas bien Mami? (Are you okay, mommy?)" Kota asks when I finally loosen up my grip.He pulls back from my arms and pokes at my eyes and cheeks, staring at me with cute furrowed brows.

"You don’t look so good." I feign hurt at his words and hold back my laughter.

"Am I ugly?" I ask.

He shakes his head definitively.

"Bonita, Bonita," he sings.

"I have the prettiest mommy in the whole world!"

He shouts, my ears ringing from the sudden sound of his loud voice.I shower his chubby cheeks with kisses, feeling relieved to not be alone in this wolf's den.

"Where did you go?" I ask.

"Why did you go sleep on the floor with Zane?"

Kota fidgets with his stuffed wolf before whispering close to my ear.

"l had a nightmare," he says, hugging his wolf tightly.

"A big bad wolf came to take me away."

My heart nearly stops as the blood drains from my face.I want to scream but my words never spill out of my mouth.

All through the night, I dreamt of Christian finding us and taking Kota from me, disposing of me as he did all those years ago training to take over the Alpha title, turning my sweet little boy into a hardened Alpha.

Kota's large eyes widen and he smiles at Zane who blushes under his gaze.

"But then Zane saved me, mommy.He didn’t let the bad wolf take me!"

He climbs out of my lap and runs into Zane's arms.

"And then - And then Zane's wolf carried me home!" Zane's face freezes, his body tensing at the mention of his wolf.

"Aoh aoh aaooooh!" Kota suddenly howls like a wolf.

"Zane is a wolf, mommy. Did you know that?"

He howls happily again.

wolf, mommy? Can I be a wolf like Zane?"

wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick my dry lips, unsure how to

would come when he would earn his wolf but his first shift was so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d feel another

my soul as I

teach him to be a good wolf

can," I

crawling on all fours and barking

him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the covers

Zane's questioning eyes as I climb

to get

aroma of crepes fills the house as Kota and I make our way into the kitchen,

last night and

hot pan, swirling it

laboring over the food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse and

kindly signs a good morning to Kota and I frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand to not

are useless against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up

while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my wandering eyes

here, Iremind myself as

the door and leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits at the head of the table, his Queen to

Evan along with a girl

whom we

of the table

of Gamma Evan's job seems to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently

ran through the entire school butt-naked looking for his clothes,"

so mad-" His voice comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising

at home," she instructs, gesturing

to the girl beside

and my cousin." She

to us with a kind smile on her

those crepes?"

sommes français? {Did

explain when

she won’t understand

do you say

Rosalie mimics

around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and potatoes for everyone

me," Rosalie smiles when everyone's plates are all

asks, pointing at Kota who

She squeals, waving over to

the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as more praise comes

prepare a small crepe for Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off,

about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I

details as I can to give them a

wane, however, when they ask about

you two been together?" Rosalie asks, wiggling her eyebrows at

Zane who looks petrified

I just assumed...with the way he looks at you..." her voice

I met and can’t seem to get rid of," I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the

set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell

a

other half but I had already

memories of Jack replay in my

my wolf mate who claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me he

wolf

hurt

in a pack full of wolves and the only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when

with you," she says through

that’s okay

to her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his