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.

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

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

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

as I stare at my hopeful pup still in his

to be a good wolf loyal to his family

course you can," I finally manage to

be Kota how is again, crawling on

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

Zane's questioning

have to get

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

skipped dinner last night and gone straight to bed after

work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling it

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

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

pouts are useless against her and I instead help her pack the

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

can’t find us here, Iremind myself as we

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

beside Aurora is Evan along with a girl we

Oliver’s right is another couple whom we also did not meet

rest of the table

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

his clothes," Evan wheezes,

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

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

the girl beside

and my cousin." She then gestures to the couple to Oliver’s

feet and rushes over to us with a kind smile on

crepes?" She

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

I explain when Agnes stares

won’t understand

do you say ‘thank you’?" She

show her the sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s eyes brightening

the crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of

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

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

She squeals, waving over to Kota who

and Agnes make themselves comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into their

Kota and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks in

what I do for

I can to give them a hint that

starts to wane, however, when they ask about

together?" Rosalie asks, wiggling

Zane

her voice

he’s just a wolf I met and can’t seem to get rid of," I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the last of my

as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell him

flicker to a

tightly, looking away to hide his other half but I had

last memories of Jack replay

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

and his wolf would be no

hurt

human for

take a walk with you," she says

okay

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