The Silent Alpha

Chapter 30: Mistakes 

***Zanet** 

My eyes flutter open to find Natalia nestled up by my side, her head resting on my shoulder and her nose buried in my neck.She drapes her left arm over my chest while tucking her left leg over my thigh.

To my right, I feel Kota curled up under my arm, snoring lightly in his sleep as he clutches his little wolf tightly to his chest.

For a moment, I remain perfectly still, afraid the mirage would fade away if I moved.

The sparks tingling across my body from Talia’s touch, however, make me realize I’m not dreaming at all, both my mate and our pup nestled safely in my arms.

This must be what heaven feels like... I tell myself as my heart beats uncontrollably in my chest.

It feels so natural to hold them in my arms, as if they were always meant to be with me.

Kota suddenly stirs, sitting up on his knees and glancing around the room in confusion.

Messy hairs stick out from his head and his pajamas are all rumpled and crooked.

He wipes his tired eyes and looks up at me with a grin.

"I’m hungry," he yawns, stretching out his little arms.

He lays his head on my stomach and gives me puppy eyes.

"Can we make waffles, Zane?"

I smile at him, afraid to move and disturb Talia in her sleep.

It to me and then roll her to her side to free myself from her grasp.

My heart beats frantically as she stirs before she settles into her new spot comfortably, sighing contently in her sleep.

I help Kota brush his teeth and wash his face before we head into the kitchen where I spend a couple of minutes watching videos on my phone on how to make waffles.

Kota is practically dancing on his toes with excitement as I gather ingredients for his breakfast.

"Can I help you?" he asks eagerly, picking up a whisk with a cheeky grin.

"Auntie Gwen lets me help her.Can I please help you?"

His puppy eyes make it incredibly difficult to say no and I put a chair against the counter for him to stand on before placing the mixing bowl in front of him.

I hand measuring cups filled with ingredients to Kota, the little boy happily pouring them into the bowl and repeating the measurements out loud to me.

Placing my hand over his, I guide his little hand through the motion of whisking the ingredients together until we have a nice batter.

I pull out the waffle iron, staring at the infernal contraption until I finally figure out how to turn it on.

"Can I pour?" Kota asks as we both look at the iron.

I give him a measuring cup with some batter and steady him up over the counter while he pours.

"Oopsies..." he gasps as some of the batter spills over the counter.

"I'm sorry, Zane." a beating and a week with no visits from Mom.

The little boy hides his batter covered fingers behind his back, unsure what my reaction will be to his mistake.I never want him to be afraid of me...

"I-It's o-kay," I smile, closing the iron and sitting Kota on the chair.I cup his cheeks, not wanting him to feel like he is in trouble for making a mistake.

"A-a-accidents happen. We j-just ha-have to c-clean it up, o-okay?"

I hand him a towel and help him wipe the counter, high-fiving him when the mess is all gone.

As I flip the waffle iron over to cook the other side, Kota taps me on my shoulder.

"Zane," he says timidly, looking up at me with his large blue and brown eyes.

"Are you my daddy?"

My entire body stiffens but Grayson is more than willing to respond.Say yes, he grumbles.He belongs to us just as much as Talia.He’s ours.

The question, however, can only be answered by Talia.

"I- l-like you and your m-mommy very m-much," I reply with a nervous smile.

"B-but I don’t know what I-I am to you yet."

"I know what you are," He giggles.

"You’re a wolf."

He bursts out into a howl.

"Can I be a wolf like you?" I don’t want him to be a wolf like me...

A wolf who struggles to speak, a wolf who makes too many mistakes, a wolf who will inevitably always fail.

forehead.

a wolf e-even great-er

another howl and settles back into his chair, resting his head

the steam rise from

look up to see

her sleepy state, she looks incredibly beautiful, my heart nearly skipping a beat

look! We

rushing over to greet his mother.She raises an eyebrow at me in curiosity as she lifts her pup in her arms, kissing his

I hurriedly remove the hot waffle out of the iron before it

on a plate in front of Kota who smiles proudly at it and shoves

waffle," he beams at her, poking his finger

she swallows with great difficulty and smacks her lips to remove the taste from her tongue buckle from

taking the plate and throwing the waffle

sugar did you use?" She asks me, the soft smile still

the white powder in a jar sitting on the counter and she

into laughter, the sound making my heart soar.How could a laugh sound so

"Taste it,"

nearly choke on my own

back her laughter, the sound contagious enough to make Kota and I join her.I throw out the salty batter while Talia locates the real jar of sugar

she teases, measuring out the

in the exchange,

creeps up on Talia’s cheeks as she pulls her hand away to tuck

she coughs to clear

me with the milk and

who sets him on the chair for

whisk the wet ingredient

and baking powder

collide in my head,

the salt, Grayson teases, and I shove him away to the recess of

I accidentally knock over my bowl of dry ingredients, a cloud of flour puffing in

and

Zane," Kota

up time!" he

climbs out of his chair and scurries into the closet to

the tall handle, wrapping both arms around it as he

only spreads the flour

"It’s okay Kota,"

taking the broom from

"I'll sweep."

back and remain in the corner, not wanting to make any more

Kota says,

"Accidents happen."

at my mate, nearly jumping when I realize she's right in front of me hand.I flinch involuntarily and she stops, a

flour in your hair," she whispers, carefully reaching into my hair and ruffling it up, another cloud of flour filling the air.I blink at her, my

me on the nose, resting her head against my forehead.She's not

okay with me," she murmurs, warm sparks tingling up my arm when she timidly places her hand over mine, tugging me over the counter.I almost pull

stop trembling with her soothing touch and

touched me, Talia pulls her hand away and smiles nervously at

whispers, her

find

my cheeks burning bright red.Our third attempt at waffle making finally bears fruit, Kota smiling giddily as Talia

and I proudly serve her

see you and Talia are getting along much better,"she

back, groaning

okay?" Talia asks, raising an eyebrow at

nod my head, Agnes teasing me relentlessly with her kissing signs and

pick up on the meaning, but of course,

Agnes doing?" he

speaking with her hands," Talia replies, holding up her hands

this." She spells out his

say?" Kota asks, attempting to replicate her

KOTA," Talia replies, grabbing his hands and folding his fingers

A. See?

sign but very quickly forgets how to fold his fingers

say?" he asks his

shrugs, my face turning

this mean?" She asks, pinching her fingers

my head at her, shoving a large chunk of waffle

despite Agnes’s best efforts to embarrass me and Agnes goes off to the Main pack house to

the clinic, leaving the three of us with nothing

Talia suggests we go

drugstore where Talia purchases

of multicolored balloons attached to black sticks in the seasonal toys

tell me you've never played with water balloons before,"

that." She grabs five packs of the

***Natalia*** 

compared to my darker complexion.I dress him in a pair of shorts and flip flops, Kota very excited for a chance to play with water.I don't have a bathing suit so I opt for a

kitchen where I find Zane hard basketball shorts and a plain white t-shirt.I can make out a few scars on his legs but

at me and he becomes visibly flustered, nearly dropping the

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