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.

be a wolf like Zane?" Several questions pop into my

he know Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was after us?

wolf but his first shift was so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation

to bore into my soul as I

be a good wolf loyal to

I finally manage to

crawling on all fours

a beautiful wolf ,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the

say, ignoring Zane's questioning eyes as I climb out of

to get

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

and gone straight to bed after

onto a hot pan, swirling

food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever

when I try to

against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to take to the

to go, Zane and Agnes carry the food while I lead Kota

Iremind myself as we enter the

large dining Alpha Oliver sits at the head of the table,

Evan along with a girl we had

right is another couple whom we also

of the table

Gamma Evan's job seems to be annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as he recounts a

for his clothes,"

comes to a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to her feet to

home," she instructs, gesturing to the

points to the girl beside

mate and my cousin." She then gestures to

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

crepes?"

que nous sommes français? {Did you know we’re

mute and deaf," I explain when Agnes stares blankly at

she won’t

say

sign and Rosalie mimics

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

can sit right next to me," Rosalie smiles when everyone's plates are all full, patting the chair beside

asks, pointing at Kota who climbs onto

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

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

he readily licks the

talk, asking me 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

to give them a hint that

wane, however, when

two been together?"

glance at Zane who looks petrified

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

seem to get rid of," I mutter, an awkward silence

silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell

flicker to a bright gold

his eyes tightly, looking away to hide his other half but I had already seen the wolf within...and

Jack

who claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me he loved me every day...hit me...rejected me...humiliated

wolf would be

hurt

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

like to take a walk with you," she

okay

about to politely decline when she rises to her feet, her voice I look down