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.

will come back when you are

voice of reason

Tylen and I.

wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me to his side, the

is my wife, Rionna and my son,

this is Zane, his mother Agnes, and his mate, Talia," he adds, pointing

to a beautiful woman with long white hair and gorgeous honey eyes.I feel the urge to pay respect to her and bend over

Her Majesty, Aurora and her King, Oliver," Toran

smile

a moment but ultimately gives me a warm welcome and

and clenching his

story to you, Zane, before you ask any questions," Toran explains,

"Is that okay, hun?"

have grown used to explaining myself to Toran’s allies before, so this is not out of the ordinary for me, but

start

with no memories of who I was or how amnesia,

when I opened my eyes for the first time.He didn’t like me very much and was quite angry

came back..." I add, still unable to wrap my head

sighs heavily and explains in further detail

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

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 out and she fell into a deep coma a couple minutes into the examination," he

to kill her..."he adds with a chuckle as I smack

or rather Rionna, as my prisoner until I could figure out what that reason was," he says, pulling out my smoky quartz

and find him looking at me with so much

didn’t feel much like a prisoner, however," I add with

given a comfortable room after I woke up from my coma and was allowed to explore the pack house whenever I pleased.I even had company with Tylen.He would visit me every day

How odd...I sigh.

lot, asking me if I could remember anything about my past but never giving

doctors told me it was best not to force you to remember,"

was only doing what I

me," I reply,

relationship

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

you are much Bigger now,"

me and we would watch

remember who you are...but every memory with you is always beautiful and I look forward to dreaming more about you.I don’t know much about Elenore in her past life, but I know she was happiest with you...so thank you.Thank

me and the guilt once again

feel bad," Toran reminds me, grabbing hold of my hand and squeezing

all my fault, not yours.I

however, makes it hard for

I whisper aloud, hoping if Zane gave me a hint,

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

grip on the

heavily, as he always does when something

my face as I stare at the man at

"H-his what..."

"Zane is your son,"

blow of this news not any lighter the second time

his mate walking up to comfort him but unsure if she should touch him

emotions bombard me all at once,

chest burns with anger and I

could you?" I scream at him, Toran’s face remaining

tell me I

was on

have to hide my son from me!?" I retort, furious at the thought

done for you?" Toran replies calmly, though

if he was actually alive when you first woke up.I sent Agnes to Scarlett Haven on a hunch 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 birth certificates, no school weren't even photographs of him at his supposed memorial when your ex-Alpha announced your deaths!" he