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

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

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

I

be a good wolf loyal to his family and should he ever find his mate, he

can," I

crawling on

to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at

Zane's questioning eyes as I climb out

to

I make our way into the

and gone straight to bed

work pouring crepe batter onto a hot

the food, Agnes looks as beautiful as ever in a pretty blouse

I frowns at me when I try to steal

her pack the

lead Kota up to the

myself as

and leads us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits

Aurora is Evan along with a girl we had yet

couple whom we also did not

the

annoying his Alpha who scowls violently at him as he recounts

his clothes," Evan wheezes, Aurora on the verge of tears beside

when he finally notices us,

home," she instructs, gesturing to the empty

points to the girl

my cousin." She then gestures

jumps to her feet and rushes over to us with a

crepes?" She

que nous sommes français? {Did you know

and deaf," I explain when

she won’t understand

say ‘thank you’?" She

Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s eyes brightening from the

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

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

pointing at

is beautiful and my goddess, his eyes are gorgeous!" She squeals, waving over

of the table and dig into their food, Zane translating for Agnes as more praise comes her

prepare a small crepe for Kota 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

details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with disclosing

however, when

you two been together?" Rosalie asks, wiggling

steal a quick glance at Zane who looks petrified by her question anger

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

just a wolf I met and can’t seem to get rid of," I

Zane’s eyes on me as I set my silverware down and begrudgingly look up to tell

his brown eyes flicker to a bright

shuts his eyes tightly, looking away to hide his other half but I had already seen the wolf

memories of Jack

never hurt me, the one who told me he loved me every day...hit

wolf would be no

hurt

only human for miles, I begin gathering my dishes to leave when Aurora’s voice

like to take a walk with you," she says

okay

her feet, her voice I look down at my pup clinging to my leg, his large eyes twinkling with