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 great-er

and settles back into his chair, resting his head

watching the steam rise

I look up to see Talia walking towards us, her

she looks incredibly beautiful, my heart

We

out of the chair and rushing over to greet his mother.She raises an eyebrow at me in curiosity as she lifts her pup in

I hurriedly

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

taste our waffle," he beams at her, poking his finger into a pool

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

is...That is an interesting taste," she gags, taking the

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

jar sitting on the counter and

she bursts into laughter, the sound

"Taste it,"

towards me.I nervously taste the sugar and nearly choke on

I join her.I throw out the salty batter while Talia locates the real jar

she teases, measuring out the proper

fingers touch in the exchange, sparks tingling up my

as she pulls her hand away to tuck some hair behind

to clear her

help me with the milk and

skips over to his mother who sets him on the

them whisk the wet

hands shake as I sift the flour and baking

in my

I shove him away to

my bowl of dry ingredients, a cloud of

and

Zane," Kota gasps,

time!" he

scurries

the tall handle, wrapping both arms around it as he pushes the broom in

flour

"It’s okay Kota,"

taking the broom from

"I'll sweep."

remain

says, tugging at

"Accidents happen."

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

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

the tips of her toes and kisses me on the nose, resting her head

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

hands stop trembling with her soothing touch

pulls her

get you some more flour," she whispers, her

you'll find

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

makes her way to the table and

Talia are getting along much better,"she signs,yet?"

sign back,

asks, raising

head, Agnes teasing me relentlessly with her kissing signs and

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

he asks, micking her

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

out his name for

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

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

T, A. See? KOTA," she

tries his best to sign but very quickly forgets how to fold his fingers and

did Agnes say?" he asks

know," Talia shrugs,

asks, pinching her fingers and bringing her hands together

head at her, shoving a large chunk of waffle into

efforts to embarrass me and Agnes goes

the clinic, leaving the three of us

Talia suggests we go outside for some fun

down to the pack drugstore where Talia purchases a

at a bag of multicolored balloons attached to

water balloons before," she laughs, her

packs of the balloons and pays

***Natalia*** 

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

can make out a few scars on his legs but pretend I don’t

me and he becomes visibly flustered,

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