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

a wolf was after us? I lick my dry lips, unsure

always knew the day 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

soul as I stare

my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal

you can," I

crawling on all fours

I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the covers with his tongue hanging out of

on, Kota," I say, ignoring Zane's questioning eyes as I climb out

to

sweet aroma of crepes fills the house as Kota and I make our way

and gone straight to bed after our

hard at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan,

food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in

frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my

pouts are useless against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings to take to the main

food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as

myself as we enter

dining Alpha Oliver sits at the

with a girl we had

whom

rest of the table is

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

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

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

yourselves at home," she instructs, gesturing to the empty

points to the girl

my cousin." She then gestures to the couple

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 you know we’re French?}.We love

deaf," I explain when Agnes

she won’t understand

you say ‘thank you’?"

sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s eyes

crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs

Rosalie smiles when everyone's plates

pup?"She asks, pointing at Kota who climbs onto

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

of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating

he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks in the chocolate

wolves try to make small talk, asking me questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but

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

patience starts to wane, however, when they ask

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

quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger get

way he looks at you..." her voice trails off when she sees the

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

feel Zane’s eyes on me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell

his brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his wolf seeming to fight

but I had already seen the wolf within...and

of Jack

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

wolf would

would hurt me

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

walk with you," she says through a

that’s okay

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