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.

be a wolf like Zane?" Several questions pop into my

could he possibly know a wolf was after us? I lick my

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

my soul as I

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

course you can," I finally manage to

is again, crawling on all fours

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

Zane's questioning eyes as I climb

have to

and I make our

and gone straight to bed after

work pouring crepe batter onto a hot pan, swirling it around in circles to make a perfect

looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty

to Kota and I frowns at me when I try to steal a crepe, slapping my hand to

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

the food while I lead Kota up to the mansion, squeezing his hand tightly as

us here, Iremind myself as we

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

Evan along with a girl we

couple whom we also did

rest of the

annoying his Alpha who

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

when he

make yourselves at home," she

to the girl beside

She then

Rosalie, Oliver’s little sister." Rosalie jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a kind

those crepes?"

nous sommes français? {Did

is mute and deaf," I explain when Agnes stares

she won’t

do you say ‘thank you’?"

the sign and Rosalie mimics me,

while several omegas bring in dishes of eggs and potatoes for

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

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

goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!" She squeals, waving over to Kota who

on the opposite side of the table and dig

licks the Nutella off, smothering his cheeks in

try to make small 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 talk about

polite as possible, providing as few details as I can to

wane, however, when they ask

how long have you two been together?" Rosalie asks, wiggling her

steal a quick glance at Zane who looks

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

rid of," I mutter,

me as I set my silverware

a bright

his eyes tightly, looking away to hide his other half but I had already seen the wolf within...and he was angry

memories of Jack

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

his wolf

would hurt me

very aware that I am in a pack full of wolves and the only human for

a walk with you," she says

that’s okay

voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his large eyes