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.

Can I be a wolf like Zane?" Several questions pop

Zane is a wolfand how could he possibly know a wolf

first shift was so many years away; I thought I would have more time to come up with an explanation as

as I stare at my hopeful pup

was the exception.I would teach him to be a good wolf loyal to his family and should

can," I

crawling on all

him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around

ignoring Zane's questioning

have to

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

dinner last night and gone straight to bed after our

hard at work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling it around in circles to

looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty

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

the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing

can’t find us here, Iremind myself as we

to a large dining Alpha

Aurora is Evan along with a girl we had yet to

couple whom we

the table is

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

his clothes," Evan

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

yourselves at home," she instructs, gesturing to the

points to the

She then gestures

over to us with a kind smile on her lips.Her eyes widen in shock when

those crepes?"

sommes français? {Did you know we’re

mute and deaf," I explain when

won’t

you say ‘thank

sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s

the crepes around while several omegas

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

pup?"She asks, pointing at Kota who

gorgeous!" She squeals, waving over to Kota who gives her a cheeky

themselves comfortable on the opposite side of the table and

and he readily licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks

talk, asking me questions about how I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is

providing as few details as I can to give them a hint that

to wane, however, when they ask about

long have you two been together?"

make a cute couple." I steal a quick glance at Zane who

assumed...with the way he looks at you..." her voice

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

eyes on me as I set my silverware down and

eyes meet, his brown eyes flicker to a bright gold

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

memories of Jack replay

the one who told me he loved me every day...hit me...rejected me...humiliated me...and betrayed

wolf would

would hurt

wolves and the only human for miles, I

walk with you," she says through

okay with

voice I look down at