The Silent Alpha

***Talia*** 

"Wh-what if...I mark y-you?" Zane asks timidly, his voice low and soft.

My heart feels as though it might pound out of my chest as a silence falls between us.

He wants me to bear his mark? Now? I stare at him, wondering why he would bring up marking now of all times? Zane seems to understand my confusion and smiles sheepishly at me.

"T-this is w-war, Ta-Talia," he says quietly, a warm tingle traveling down my spine when he says my name.

"A-and if some-something happens t-to me-me...then I-I want to go out kn-knowing my ma-mate wore my mark p-proudly..."

"Zane..." I sigh tiredly, pinching the bridge of my nose and closing my eyes as I think of an answer.

"You know how I feel about marking."

"I-l do," he replies........

"B-but so do y-you." I groan in frustration, thinking back to the day he explained his mark to me.

It was a beautiful speech and I loved hearing him tell me I meant more to him than I had initially thought...

but I had already made this mistake before.

I had fallen for pretty words and jumped into a marriage with a wolf after a couple of nursing my broken heart.

With every passing day, the wall around my heart crumbles, Zane making me believe that perhaps a wolf can love a simple human, but I am afraid and I do not know how to stop being afraid.

"I-I am not h-him," he murmurs, cupping my cheeks and pulling me in for a tender kiss.

Tiny sparks ripple across my face like little waves of pleasure, my body molding against his.

"I-I love you," he whispers, his lips grazing mine as he speaks.

It is the second time he has said it, but my breath still hitches in my throat at his confession.

I, however, cannot bring myself to repeat those words to him because it would make them real and I would be unable to deny him any longer.

"I-l am not h-him," he repeats, his thumbs wiping the tears gathering in my eyes.

"I know that," I whimper, Zane shaking his head at me.

"Do y-you?" he asks, the pain evident in his warm eyes.

"B-because it doe- it doesn’t fe-feel that way." I don’t know how to respond and my silence seems to make him anxious.

"D-do y-ou still love h-him?" He asks, his eyes unable to meet mine.

"A-am I...am I-I not...Do y-you still think about h-him..?"

"I don’t love him," I shake my head adamantly, appalled he would think that.

"I stopped loving Christian the day Kota was I was his wife of two years after all and I thought we would always be together.Those types of feelings don’t go away overnight.Those dreams die hard.But that all changed the moment I held Kota in my arms.Christian destroyed my trust and whatever possibility there was of us ever being a family died the day he slept with my sister.And I will never forgive him for that.I will never love him again.Never."

Zane weighs my words carefully, as if deciding if I meant them.

"I do think about Christian every day though," I add, Zane looking down at me in shock and I quickly try to explain myself.

"I think about all the lies he fed me to keep me by his side...all the pain I felt while being his Luna.He is a constant reminder that I should be careful with my heart and who I give it to."

"I-It’s safe with m-me," Zane blurts out and I smile at him.

"I...am trying to believe you," I reply quietly through a small smile.

"I am trying to believe you are different.That your words are real and not some fantasy you are trying to feed me, so I'll fall for you.But then I remember all the beautiful poems Christian used to tell me, all the picnics under the moonlight, all of our beautiful mornings after a night of passion, all of the little things he did in the beginning that made me believe we would last forever.I remember these things every time I feel myself getting comfortable with you...and then the pain comes crashing down on me all over again.There is a constant war waging in my head thoughts away.I try to remember how happy you make Kota whenever a bad thought enters my head.It’s just hard sometimes, " I admit.

"But I will keep trying...Because I want to be happy with you.I want to love you so much.I do....I-"

get caught in my throat as Zane’s lips crash against mine, one of his hands gripping the back of my neck and pushing me into him while the other slides down to my waist, teasing the waistband of my shorts.His lips ignite a

his neck and he carries me

mattress, spreading my legs apart and climbing on

how broad his shoulders are to protect me from any harm, how muscular his

in my mouth, his hands exploring

cups one of my breasts, molding it to the shape of his hand

pulls away to tug his shirt over his head, my eyes mesmerized

is dark but the moonlight spilling into the room illuminates

nature never fails to make

as he struggles to figure out his next move and I pull my shirt over my head

on my tattoo for a moment, his fingers emitting sparks against my skin as he traces the intricate design of the flowers

bra, but

chest and

breaks and Zane hurriedly removes our clothes until there's a small pile of

in between my legs, his hands resting on either

each other, our tongues meeting for an erotic dance that leaves my spine

travel along his shoulders and up his neck as he pours

he murmurs when we pull apart to

whisper as his lips travel down my

"I’m yours."

says again, his voice lowering

"Y-you’re m-mine."

my curling as

he bites and licks my breasts.I rock my hips against his growing member, Zane groaning into my chest

me yours," I whisper against his ear when I can take the

want to

growls softly as he suckles on my n****e and slides his hand along my thigh, his fingers squeezing my bare ass and pressing me harder

prickle my breasts but add to the pleasure as they brush over my sensitive flesh every

needing him

swift thrust, fills me up with his length,

his c**k out slowly and pushing it all

a

gasp, Zane groaning as he hits the

"Ah....Ah...0h god!"

only growls in response, something animalistic taking over as

back as I moan incoherently at him to keep going.My back arches as I feel myself come closer to the edge, my hands reaching for the headboard when he suddenly slows

open, a tiny whine begging him for

little more so I can fall apart beneath

realize Zane is no longer in control, but

Desire? Love? I can’t quite tell but it sends a warm tingle

once again collide with mine, the sweet taste of his love and the savory

fire within me again, but he

between kisses, but he only moves slower

my hands and interlocking my fingers with each other so that one hand grips my knuckles while the fingers

the mattress while his free arm wraps around my thigh

walls around his

legs quickly turning to jelly the

my toes curling and uncurling

slowly spills out each time he pulls out of me, my body craving

lets go of my leg, this time grabbing onto the sides of my throat and squeezing in a gentle

as I shatter completely.He pumps relentlessly as I ride

warm seed spurting inside me brings sweet relief as I breathe heavily, attempting

the last drop of his c*m, his breath slow and sharp as

me, worshiping me as the need once again builds up in my

"Zane..."

my hips against

eyes meet, his brown irises turn golden, Grayson smirking

f**k," I whimper, a smug look washing over his

rolling me over on my stomach, pushing squeezing and slapping my cheeks

his hands up my

a finger between my lips, lubricating himself with my c*m and