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

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

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

to bore into my soul as I stare at my

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

I finally

again, crawling on all fours and barking

beautiful wolf ,I want to tell him but I swallow my words and smile at him as he rolls around the

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

to

sweet aroma of crepes fills the house as Kota and I make our

and gone straight to bed after our

pouring crepe batter onto a hot

beautiful as ever in a pretty

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

useless against her and I instead help her pack the cut-up fruits and fillings

carry the food while I lead Kota up to the

us here, Iremind myself as we enter the

us to a large dining Alpha Oliver sits at

with a girl we

another couple whom we also did

the table

Alpha who scowls violently at him as

his clothes,"

he finally

make yourselves at home," she instructs, gesturing

the girl

my cousin." She then gestures

over to us with a kind smile on

crepes?"

sommes français? {Did

is mute and deaf," I explain when

she won’t

you say

the sign and Rosalie mimics me, Agnes’s

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

smiles when everyone's

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

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

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

he readily licks

I met Gwen or what I do for a living but the last thing I want to do is

am as polite as possible, providing as few details as I can to give them a hint that I was not comfortable with disclosing information about my

patience starts to wane, however, when they ask

have you two been together?" Rosalie asks, wiggling

at Zane who looks petrified by her question

voice trails off when she

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

my silverware down and begrudgingly

his brown eyes flicker to a bright gold color, his

to hide his other half but

of Jack replay in my

claimed would never hurt me, the one who told me

his wolf

hurt me

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

with you," she says

okay

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