The Silent Alpha

Chapter 52: Red Water 

***Zanet** 

After Talia’s former Gamma called last night, Talia went into a frantic terror, shaking violently with both rage and fear that her ex-mate was trying to locate our son.

It was not until I brought Kota in to stay with us for the night that she finally calmed down enough to go to sleep.

Grayson, however, was too enraged to stay quiet, so I let him out to patrol around the house while our mate and pup slept soundly.

Now as the dawn breaks over the horizon, I shift into my human form, changing into a pair of shorts and stumbling back into the room.

"Tell Christian he can go to hell.My son already has a Dad and I have an Alpha who I am going to love.I am going to love him and I am going to be happy because after all these years spent being angry and full of hatred, I deserve to have my happily ever after,"

Talia snarls into the phone before hanging up and huffing loudly to herself.She looks up to see me standing in the doorway, her cheeks heating up as she curls back up in bed with our sleeping pup.

I don’t know what to say as a kaleidoscope of butterflies flutters about from my stomach to my head.

Talia pats the empty space beside her, coaxing me to come to bed with her as she pulls the covers open for me.I crawl into bed, She interlocks our hands and brings them to her lips, kissing my knuckles gently as she speaks.

"Christian wants to make me his Luna and take Kota as his next heir," she murmurs, her other hand brushing away Kota's hair from his face.

A low growl rumbles through my chest, Talia chuckling softly to herself at Grayson’s possessiveness.

"And it appears my sister ended up in a coma after attempting to turn," she sighs.

I rest my chin on her shoulder and pull her closer to my chest.

"A-are you al-alright?" I ask, Talia shrugging to herself.

"I have let Vanessa and Christian control my life for several years now," she whispers.

"And for a long time, I’ve been living in fear of my own heart, too afraid to let anyone else get close enough to hurt me again.It’s so much easier being alone; it’s comfortable.No one can hurt you," https://novelebook.com/she adds with a small shrug.

I hold my breath as she guides my hand to her chest and presses it over her heart.

"Do you feel my heart racing?" she asks, the thumping of her heart drumming against the palm of my hand.

"y-yes."

"It hasn’t done that in a long time," she murmurs in breathy whispers.

"But my heart races every time I’m with you...And I realize...I never want to stop feeling that." to live, to grow, to fight intensifying as she speaks her truth.

"I want to be yours, truly and completely yours," Talia whispers, turning to look at me with tears tugging at her eyes.

"So I will give you my heart and my soul...even if it terrifies me.Even if I feel I’m not good enough.I’m done letting Christian and Vanessa win.I want to stop running.I want to be happy...and that starts by accepting your mark."

My eyes widen in shock and I can’t help the giddy smile that stretches across my face.

"R-really?" I ask, Grayson wagging his tail enthusiastically.

What are you doing? Don't question her, he snaps.She might change her mind! 

"Tonight," she murmurs.

"Mark me tonight."

I lock eyes with her, trying to decipher if this really is what she wants or if it's just the fear taking over again.

All I find in her eyes, however, is something no one but my mother has ever looked at me with: acceptance.

I am flawed and tainted by my past, but this perfectly imperfect human still wants me to be the father of her child and the man of her life.What more could I want? 

"T-tonight," I nod, a smile curling on her lips in response as I lean in for a kiss.

"One more thing, Zane," Talia adds, teasing me by pulling away from my lips.

"How would you feel about asking Queen Aurora if we can stay in River Moon...indefinitely?" She asks, biting on her lower lips as she waits for my reply.

think about, however, as I already feel right at home here, more so

up, his eyes filing with tears as

what's wrong?" Talia asks, sitting up and opening her

he whines, burying

red water. Lots of red water

to look at

" What red water?"

water everywhere!"

Daddy.Why was he so

soothes, rubbing his back as she

"Daddy’s okay now.See?"

shaking his head

pup, whispering soothing words to

whisper,

to see the

snarls, aggressively wiping his tears and hiding

my head and I grab the little stuffed wolf I "W-wolfie, wo-would y-you like

picking up on my redirect tactic and smirking at

voice, I

-yes, Za-Zane, I-I want

about y-you, Ta-Talia? Wo-would y-you like to go see the bu-butterflies with me?" I

to come,"

you want

mutters, shaking his

all b-by himself and we can g-go see the bu-butterflies," I say in

a great idea," Talia adds,

brush my teeth and get dressed and then we can go." We both start to get up when Kota very timidly crawls to the edge

come?"  he

the wolf in his face and peppering him with wolf

K-Kota.Y-You’re my b-best friend and I-1 will never let an-anyone

little boy gives into the wolf’s kisses and allows himself to be washed and dressed by his mother, but his dream lingers in

was Talia covered in blood? I don’t get much time to dwell on the dream as

pancakes, eggs, bacon, and potatoes fills my

on her leg to get her attention and waving

greets us all, our eyes meeting for a

is fear and despair on her kind face as she hurries to fix us each a plate, and

front of me, guilt filling my heart for my cold

made your favorite," she signs

need me now that she’s back but I just

pulling her into my arms in a tight

if unsure if she had the right to touch me after last

shirt as she lets her pain trickle down her

him away and sets our breakfast out on the patio to give

frantically wipes her tears and"I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness, but I never meant to hurt

me, but if you

at you," I reply

you chose to care for the son of the man who killed your child.You chose to be my family when I had no family left to care for me.My mother may be alive, but her presence

in Agnes’ eyes once

shielded me with your body during a beating, you who washed my wounds after a long day of labor, you who taught me how to speak when I had no

of her and she sobs into

wrap her up in my arms, shielding her

of her emotions, I lead her out into the patio where we find

SWN**el.Stop stealing my work, you cuntchops!***) murmurs, pointing to three lady bugs crawling

spot, 2 spots,

hear the

down the walkway, a small tray wrapped in tinfoil visible in her hands

on the patio

to us, shock washing over

join you, unless perhaps you’ve changed your mind about sharing a meal with me.I can leave

at a complete loss of words as I stare back at my mother,

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