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.

y-you will be a

into

the steam rise from the

and I look up to see Talia walking towards us,

in her sleepy state, she looks incredibly beautiful, my heart

We made

rushing over to greet his mother.She raises an eyebrow at me in

I hurriedly remove the hot

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

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

interesting taste," she gags, taking the plate and throwing

She asks

powder in a jar sitting on the counter and she sticks her finger

face scrunches up as she bursts into laughter, the sound making my heart soar.How could a laugh sound so beautiful?

"Taste it,"

nervously taste the sugar and nearly choke on

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

this again," she teases, measuring out the proper

touch in the exchange, sparks tingling up

as she pulls her hand away to tuck

coughs to clear

with the milk

mother who sets him on

them whisk the wet ingredient

sift the flour and baking powder together, suddenly feeling

collide in my head, making it hard to

salt, Grayson teases, and I shove

salt, I accidentally knock over my bowl of dry ingredients,

at Talia and Kota, afraid to move

Zane," Kota gasps, breaking the

time!" he

out of his chair and scurries into the

both arms around it as he pushes the broom in

flour all over the floor, making an even

"It’s okay Kota,"

taking the broom from

"I'll sweep."

trembling hands behind my back and remain

Kota says, tugging at

"Accidents happen."

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

hair," she whispers, carefully reaching into my hair and ruffling it up, another cloud of

on the nose, resting her head against my

places her hand over mine, tugging me over the counter.I almost pull away, fearing my hands might disgust her,

trembling with her soothing touch and my

as she touched me, Talia pulls her

you some more flour," she whispers, her

find

at waffle making finally bears fruit, Kota smiling giddily as Talia serves him up his

and I proudly serve her a very

and Talia are getting along

sign back, groaning

Talia asks, raising an eyebrow at

me relentlessly with her kissing

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

he asks, micking

speaking with her hands," Talia replies,

this." She spells out

attempting to replicate her

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

O, T, A. See? KOTA,"

but very quickly forgets how to fold

did Agnes say?" he asks his

know," Talia shrugs,

fingers and bringing her

head at her, shoving a large chunk of waffle into my

despite Agnes’s best efforts to embarrass me and Agnes goes off

clinic, leaving the three

Talia suggests we go outside for

Talia purchases a kiddie pool and some sunscreen

balloons attached to black sticks in

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

we'll just have to fix that." She grabs five packs of the balloons and pays at the register, Kota jumping excitedly at her

***Natalia*** 

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

a plain white t-shirt.I can make out a few scars on his legs but pretend I don’t notice them, knowing he

he looks at me and he becomes visibly flustered, nearly

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