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 like Zane?"

know Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf was

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 presence within him or hear a

I stare

I despised wolves, my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should

can," I finally manage to

be Kota how is again, crawling on all fours and barking

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

I say, ignoring Zane's questioning eyes

have to

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

had skipped dinner last night and gone straight to

find Agnes hard at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan,

Agnes looks as beautiful

a good morning to Kota and I frowns at me when

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

Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my

myself as we enter the mansion.We're

large dining Alpha

with

right is another couple whom we also did not

rest of the table is

Alpha who

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

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

at home," she

to the girl beside

mate and my cousin." She then gestures to the couple

Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us

crepes?"

nous sommes français? {Did you know we’re

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

won’t

do you say

her the sign and Rosalie mimics me,

help distribute the crepes around while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and potatoes for everyone to

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

pointing at Kota who climbs

are gorgeous!" She squeals, waving over to

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

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

what I do for a living

can to give them a hint that I was not

starts to wane, however, when they ask about

two been together?" Rosalie asks, wiggling her eyebrows

Zane who looks petrified by her question anger get the best of

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

wolf I met and can’t seem to get rid of," I mutter, an

as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look

eyes flicker to a bright gold color,

away to hide his other half but I had already seen the wolf

last memories of Jack replay in my

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

and his wolf would

hurt

the only human for miles,

with you," she

okay

rises to her feet, her voice I look