The Silent Alpha

***Rionna*** 

"M-mom?" the man stammers, his face pale as he gawks at me.

I turn my head to see if there is anyone behind me but just find a closed door in my path.

Who is he calling Mom?I wonder.

Toran chuckles softly to himself and I frown at him for teasing me before turning back to the frightened man.

A single tear rolls down his cheek but he does not move any closer to me, as if he is afraid I might disintegrate should he so much as breathe near me.

He looks so familiar...I tell myself though I can’t quite make out where exactly I have seen him.

"Look harder, Ry," Toran mind-links me.

"You know him."

"I do? “ I ask, squinting my eyes at the mysterious man.I study his features, taking in his dark hair, his smooth pale skin and his warm brown eyes.

Those eyes...Where have I seen those eyes....

"I think we should sit down first, Ry," Toran says, getting up to offer me his chair.

I step towards my husband only for the young man to whimper.

A memory suddenly pops into my head of a little boy with a stutter doing his best to recite a poem, a few sad tears trickling down his cheeks as he stumbles through his words.

"You're the little boy from my dreams..." I murmur, a soft smile curling on my lips as I turn to face him.

"You used to read poetry to me...You would get so frustrated with yourself when you couldn’t say a word right..." I mutter to myself, snapping my fingers in thought.

"You’re all grown up now, aren’t you?" I add, my excitement growing about meeting someone from my past.

...Perhaps he can tell us more about you than Toran can… my wolf, Senara whispers.

The man’s eyes glaze over with tears, his silence making me mildly uncomfortable, but I push onward, determined to figure out who he is.

"You're very handsome," I chirp, holding up my smile despite the man’s silent stare.

Am I making him uncomfortable?

 "Is she your mate?" I ask, turning to the young woman beside him clinging to his arm.

"She’s very beautiful," I smile, hoping to get a reaction from either of them.

The young woman smiles at me but I can tell she and I have never met by the way she looks at me.I turn to the small older woman who has her brows furrowed in anger at Toran and I, my heart skipping a beat at her clear Had I upset her in my past life?

 "And who are you?" I ask her, the small woman shaking her head at me.

"Honey, will you sit down, please?" Toran sighs, ushering me towards the chair.

He gestures at the young man to sit as well, but he refuses to move an inch, completely paralyzed by his emotions.

The longing in his eyes awakens something within me, something so loving and pure yet so familiar, like sitting by a fireplace on a cold winter's night, the glow of the flames touching every inch of me, enveloping me in the safety of its warmth.

"Who am I to you?" I whisper, a nauseating feeling growing in my belly when a pained look flashes in his eyes.

"Y-you don’t ....Y-you don’t know w-who I- I am?" he whispers after a long silence, his words cutting into my heart with their anguish.

Guilt washes over me as his despair grows with my silence and I close my eyes to concentrate, willing my memories to come back to me, but all I see is an empty abyss.

"It’s okay, Rionna, " Toran murmurs via mind-link, his voice soft and soothing.

come

why I love my husband so much.He is the voice of reason when I feel so completely lost and useless.He’s my

Tylen and I.

me to his side, the young man watching us in

wife, Rionna and my son, Tylen," he smiles at

Zane, his mother Agnes, and his mate, Talia," he adds, pointing to the man, his mate and

the urge to pay respect to her and bend over

is Her Majesty, Aurora and her

smile at

for a moment but ultimately gives me a warm welcome

speak but decides against it, pursing his lips and clenching his fists at his sides

wife tells her story to you, Zane, before you ask any questions,"

"Is that okay, hun?"

so this is not out of the

I start with

who I was or how amnesia, I think," I shrug apologetically, hoping Zane’s sadness will fade

time.He didn’t like me very much and

came back..." I add, still

explains in further detail the events of

ordered the hit during King Arthur's birthday party, I requested that my wolves bring me back her body as proof of her death.As she was being transported to Ravenstone, she sat up in the back of the van, the wound on her neck completely healed," Toran adds

while, but it was as if she were in limbo, not really ‘here’ at all.She said nothing, just sat up like a stone the entire ride to Ravenstone.My wolves were terrified of her so they didn’t even try to touch her until they arrived at the pack hospital.A doctor came to check her

her..."he adds with a chuckle as I smack his arm playfully,

her.So...rather than kill her, I kept Elenore, or rather Rionna, as my prisoner until I could figure out what that reason was," he says, pulling out my smoky quartz had Rionna wear this fae enchanted stone to mask her appearance whenever she leaves

him looking at me with

a prisoner, however," I

was allowed to explore the pack house whenever I pleased.I even had company with Tylen.He would visit me every day to share a meal with me or play

How odd...I sigh.

also come to visit a lot, asking me if I could remember anything about my past but never giving

it was best not to force you to

was only doing what I was

me," I reply, leaning over and pecking him on the lips

it seem my relationship with Toran upsets him so

name was once Elenore and Toran tells me Imore me.Sometimes I get these recurring dreams, but they don’t really feel like dreams; they’re more

you are much Bigger now,"

and we would watch the butterflies flutter

you is always beautiful and I look forward to dreaming more about you.I don’t know much about Elenore

to hide his face from me and the guilt once again returns, making

bad," Toran reminds me, grabbing hold

all my fault, not yours.I did

pain in Zane’s heart, however, makes it hard for me to not give in to

hoping if Zane

anguish any longer, Zane storms away from the table only to be stopped by the

out, Zane’s grip on the door knob tightening so that his

he always

mother, Ry." The blood drains from my face

"H-his what..."

"Zane is your son,"

repeats, the blow of this news not any lighter the second

trembles where he stands, his mate walking up to comfort him but unsure if she should touch

me all at once, the most powerful

How does a mother forget a son? HOW? My chest burns with anger and I push myself onto my feet, glaring down at

face remaining irritably

tell me I have

on enemy

to hide my son from me!?" I retort, furious at the thought of Zane growing up

would knowing have done for you?" Toran replies calmly, though I hear the slight tremor

that he was alive, but even then it was difficult to determine who Zane really was.No one had ever seen him before.There were no records, no