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

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

the

down the stairs and I look up to see Talia walking towards us, her arms stretching

heart nearly skipping

We made

mother.She raises an eyebrow at me in curiosity as she lifts her pup in her arms, kissing

on the waffle iron goes off and I hurriedly remove the hot waffle out

plate in front of Kota who smiles

at her, poking his finger into a pool of syrup and licking it

lips and she timidly takes a bite, my heart sinking when she swallows with

an interesting taste," she gags, taking the plate and throwing the waffle in the

asks me, the

jar sitting on the counter and she sticks her finger inside to

she bursts into laughter, the sound

"Taste it,"

nervously taste the sugar and nearly choke on my own cough when I realize

hold back her laughter, the sound contagious enough to make Kota and I join her.I

try this again," she teases, measuring out the proper amount

the exchange, sparks tingling up my

cheeks as she pulls her hand away to tuck some

she coughs to

with

his mother who sets him on the chair for him

of them whisk the wet ingredient

and baking powder

failure collide in

the salt, Grayson teases, and I shove him

I reach for the jar of salt, I accidentally knock over my bowl of dry ingredients, a cloud of flour

Talia and Kota, afraid

oh, Zane," Kota gasps, breaking

up time!" he

and scurries into the

wrapping both arms around it as

the helpful little tyke only spreads the flour all over

"It’s okay Kota,"

chirps, taking the

"I'll sweep."

my trembling hands behind my back and remain in the corner, not wanting

okay, Zane," Kota says, tugging

"Accidents happen."

and look over at my mate, nearly jumping when I realize she's right in front of me hand.I

carefully reaching into my hair and ruffling it up, another cloud of flour filling the air.I blink

toes and kisses me on the nose, resting

places her hand over mine, tugging me over the counter.I almost pull away,

touch and

as she touched me, Talia pulls her hand away

flour," she whispers, her own heart

find the sugar

teases me, my cheeks burning bright red.Our third attempt at waffle making

her way to the table and I proudly serve her a very fluffy

getting along much better,"she

sign back, groaning

asks, raising an eyebrow at

relentlessly with

up on the meaning, but of course, curious Kota wants to find

he asks, micking her

Talia replies,

spells out his

did you say?" Kota asks, attempting to replicate her signs

hands and folding his fingers to make the four

O, T, A. See? KOTA,"

but very quickly

did Agnes say?" he

Talia shrugs, my face turning bright

this mean?" She asks, pinching her fingers

at her, shoving a large

suspiciously at Agnes and I but breakfast despite Agnes’s best efforts to embarrass me and Agnes

today from working at the clinic, leaving the three of us

day so Talia suggests we go outside for some fun

Talia purchases a kiddie pool and some sunscreen

multicolored balloons attached to black sticks in the

you've never played with water balloons before," she laughs, her smile widening

the balloons

***Natalia*** 

to the sun 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 pair of shorts, a black tube top, and some

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

bright shade of red when he looks at me and he

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