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.

a wolf like Zane?" Several

he possibly know a wolf was after us?

come when he would earn his 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

soul as I stare at my hopeful pup

would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find his

you can," I finally

again, crawling

be a beautiful wolf ,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the covers with his tongue hanging out of his

questioning eyes as I

to

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

skipped dinner last night and gone straight

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

Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse

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

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

food while I lead Kota up to

us here, Iremind myself as

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 had

right is another couple whom we also did not

rest of the table

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

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

halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising

she instructs, gesturing

to the girl beside

mate and my cousin." She

jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with

crepes?"

{Did you know

explain when

she won’t understand

say ‘thank you’?"

sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s eyes

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

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

pup?"She asks, pointing at Kota

gorgeous!" She squeals, waving over

Agnes make themselves comfortable on the opposite side of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as more praise comes

and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his

I met Gwen or what I do for a living

as few details as I can to give them a hint

however, when

have you two been together?" Rosalie asks, wiggling

a cute couple." I steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question

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

rid of," I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the last of

me as I set my silverware

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

half but I had already seen the wolf

of Jack

Jack, my wolf mate who claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me he loved me every

wolf would be no

hurt me

and the only human for miles, I begin

to take a walk with you," she says through

okay

politely decline when she rises to her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his