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, mommy? Can I be a wolf

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

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

bore into my soul as I stare at

my son was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find his mate,

you can," I finally manage to

is again, crawling on all fours and barking at

tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as

on, Kota," I say, ignoring Zane's questioning

to

and I make our way into the kitchen, both of

and gone straight to bed

onto a hot pan,

the food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever

and I frowns at me when I try to steal a

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

food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as my wandering eyes scan the

can’t find us here, Iremind myself as

door and leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits

along with a

whom we also did not

the table is

his Alpha who scowls violently at him

ran through the entire school butt-naked looking for his clothes,"

a halt when he finally notices us, Aurora rising to

home," she instructs, gesturing to the

points to the girl beside

is Mia, Evan’s mate and my cousin." She then

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

crepes?" She

{Did you know we’re French?}.We

explain

she won’t understand

say ‘thank you’?"

mimics me, Agnes’s eyes brightening

omegas bring in

when everyone's plates are all full, patting the chair beside

at

gorgeous!" She squeals, waving over to Kota who

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

readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks in the

questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the

I am as polite as possible, providing as few details as I can to give them a hint that I was

however, when they

two been together?"

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

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

I met and can’t seem to get rid of," I mutter, an awkward silence enveloping us as I eat the last

I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look

flicker to a bright

half but I had already seen the wolf within...and he was

last memories of Jack replay

one who told

and his wolf

hurt

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

with you," she

that’s okay

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