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.

will be a wolf e-even

howl and settles back into his chair, resting his head on the

watching the

suddenly make their way down the stairs and I look up to see Talia walking towards us, her arms stretching out tiredly as she

heart

We

squeals, climbing out of the chair and rushing over to greet his mother.She raises an eyebrow at me in

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

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

her, poking his finger into a pool of syrup

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

gags, taking the plate and throwing the

use?" She asks me, the soft smile still on

jar sitting on the counter

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

"Taste it,"

the jar towards me.I nervously taste the sugar and nearly choke on my own cough when I

contagious enough to make Kota and I join her.I throw out the salty batter

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

in the exchange, sparks tingling up my

up on Talia’s cheeks as she pulls her

coughs to clear

me with the milk and

him on the chair for

two of them whisk the

flour and baking powder together, suddenly feeling very

failure collide in my head, making

I shove him away to the recess

my

Talia and Kota,

Kota gasps,

time!"

and scurries into the closet

tall handle, wrapping both arms around

tyke only spreads the flour all over

"It’s okay Kota,"

taking the

"I'll sweep."

my back and remain in

okay, Zane," Kota says, tugging at my

"Accidents happen."

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

up, another cloud of flour filling the air.I blink at her, my cheeks

stands on the tips of her toes and kisses me on the

my arm when she timidly places her hand over mine, tugging me over the counter.I almost pull

with her soothing touch

as she touched me, Talia pulls her hand

get you some more flour," she whispers, her own heart pounding in her

find the

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

table and I proudly serve her a very

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

sign back, groaning

raising an eyebrow at me

teasing me relentlessly with her kissing signs

Talia doesn’t seem to pick up on the meaning, but of course, curious

Agnes doing?" he asks, micking her

speaking with her hands," Talia replies,

spells out his

did you say?" Kota asks, attempting

and folding his fingers to make the four

T, A. See?

very quickly forgets how

did Agnes say?" he asks

know," Talia shrugs,

asks, pinching her fingers and

a

Agnes’s best efforts to embarrass me and Agnes goes off to the Main pack house to take care of baby

clinic, leaving the three of us

so Talia suggests we go outside

Talia purchases a kiddie pool

balloons

with water balloons before," she laughs, her smile widening when she realizes

fix that." She grabs five packs of the balloons and

***Natalia*** 

sensitive 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,

to the 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 pretend I don’t

looks at me and he

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