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.

mommy? Can I be a wolf like Zane?" Several questions pop

wolf was

would have more time to come up with an explanation as to why he’d feel another presence within

eyes seem to bore into my soul as I stare at my hopeful pup still in his

exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find his mate, he would never hurt

can," I finally

how is again, crawling on all fours and

want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile

questioning eyes as I

to get

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

last night and gone straight

find Agnes hard at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling it around in circles to make a

beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse and

and I frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand to not

pack the cut-up fruits

Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as

us here, Iremind myself as we enter the mansion.We're

door and leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver

Aurora is Evan along with a girl

Oliver’s right is another couple whom we also

of the table is

be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as

ran through the entire school butt-naked looking for his clothes," Evan wheezes, Aurora on

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

yourselves at home," she instructs, gesturing to

to the girl beside

mate and my cousin." She then

is Beta Carter and his wife Rosalie, Oliver’s little sister." Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile on her lips.Her eyes widen in shock when she sees the food in Agnes and

those crepes?"

sommes français? {Did

deaf," I explain when Agnes stares

won’t

say ‘thank you’?" She

mimics me, Agnes’s eyes

crepes around while several omegas bring

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

pointing at Kota who

and my goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!" She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives her

comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating

readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks in

questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is talk about my

details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with disclosing

wane, however, when

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

couple." I steal a quick glance at Zane who

I just assumed...with the way he looks at you..." her voice trails off when she

I

me as I set my silverware

a

other half but I

Jack replay in

one who told me he loved me every day...hit me...rejected me...humiliated me...and betrayed

and his wolf would be no

hurt

only human for miles, I begin gathering my

with you,"

okay with

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