The Silent Alpha

***Natalia*** 

Fk! F**k! 

"KE V scream internally as I clock out and race out of the clinic.I’m going to be late!”

 "Talia, wait!" Travis calls out as I rush past him in the parking lot.

Travis is a tall man with rippling muscles trying to break through his scrubs, with tan skin and the sexiest tattoos on his arms and chest.

He is the cute radiology tech every girl was pinning over.

But like every sexy man, he’s trouble; a known playboy who had all the girls in the clinic wrapped around his finger and for good reason too.

The man knew how to bend you over a desk and make you his slut.

"Sorry, Travis, but I'm late for picking up Dakota!" I call out breathlessly as I scramble to the bike racks.

"Doesn't Sarah usually pick him up?" he chuckles as he trots over and watches me put on my helmet.

"Yes, but she's out of town visiting family for a few days which means I have to pick him up," I smile impatiently, unlocking the bike.

She was actually on business with some werewolves but I was not about to tell Travis that was running from her ex, a dragon King hellbent on dragging her back to his kingdom.

Being on the run, she and I both changed our names.

She was Sarah Davis while I was Talia Ramos.

"Well how about I give you a ride to the daycare center," he says, giving me his mischievous grin.

"And then maybe we can talk about you going to dinner with me tomorrow night? Say 7 o'clock?"

I have to physically restrain myself from reaching over and smacking him over the head with my bike lock.

Travis and I had fooled around a few times before but I had always made it clear that this was just a business transaction.

No feelings, just a good f**k.That was the deal.

"Travis," I sigh, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.

"We have a good thing.Don’t ruin it, please.I'm not looking for anything else," I shrug unapologetically.

"I'm not interested ina relationship."

"Oh come on Talia," he smirks.

"You know I’m crazy about you...Look I know I have a reputation but I’m not lying.You’re amazing ...different from every other girl in this God forsaken town I frown at him.Does he take me for an i***t? He is literally a walking red flag! “

"Travis, stop it.I’m not interested."

"I could take care of you and Dakota,"

He murmurs, his finger grazing my arms and I shiver in annoyance.

"If you let me.Don’t you want Dakota to have a dad?" anyone to take care of me.

Dakota and I were just fine on our own.

Kota didn’t need a father.He had me...

"I'm sorry, Travis but I really have to go," I shrug, pushing past him and climbing on the bike.

"will you at least think about it?" He shouts as I pedal away and I fail to respond.

Oh Talia....

I mutter to myself.

What the f**k did you get yourself into? I push aside my thoughts about Travis and try to figure out what to do with Dakota while I’m working my shift at The Masque.

The only other people I know are Micah and Niki...

.Does Niki work tonight? f**k i can’t remember.

I arrive at the daycare center, the parking lot completely empty by now.

I curse Mrs.Freedman, my last patient, for talking her head off during her visit, and hurry into the building.

Through the large glass window, I peer into the classroom and see my little boy hard at work on a coloring book, his little red backpack already on his shoulders.

My heart skips a beat as I watch him color, his eyes furrowed in concentration and his little brown curls hanging low over his forehead.

Sensing my stare, Kota looks up at me and smiles with excitement, closing his book and jumping out of his seat.

I rush into the classroom and get down on my knees, spreading my arms out wide to receive him.

He collides right into me, nearly "Mommy, what are you doing here?"He giggles excitedly.

"Where’s aunty Gwen?"

I push back his curls from his face and stare into his beautiful big eyes.

They were unlike the eyes of any other, one eye being a gorgeous shade of cerulean and the other being the envy of chocolate with swirls of brown and amber.

Heterchromia wasn’t all that common and my Kota’s eyes were the talk of the town when he was first born.He was the little blue and brown eyed boy everyone loved.

I hear footsteps behind me and smile apologetically at the frowning teacher.

"I’m so sorry, Mrs.Henry.I had a patient today whom I could just not get rid of!" I chuckle nervously.

Mrs.Henry sighs heavily.

very

says sternly before her

Mr.Ramos here," she says, wiggling her eyebrows at

to have around and knows how to keep a lady company." Dakota smiles proudly at me as

so much, Mrs.Henry, for looking after him," I

she smiles back as I turn

Talia?" She calls

towards

"Yes?"

"Don’t forget that."

fail Kota.He deserved the world and I sometimes felt I could not give him

whisper, pushing the door open with

back my tears and putting

to see his

asks as I set him down on the child

on a trip," I reply,

it’s just you and me for

me

we have chicken nuggets for dinner?" I smile at him as I pull out my phone and dial

"Maybe," I grin.

Niki’s voice

to whatever Gods exist that she wasn’t working

Sarah

not a baby!" Dakota huffs in

need a little man

you could love

hop on the bike, Kota stretching out

the outskirts of Poulsbo, I finally make

of my scrubs and into an all black outfit.I would

hell I was riding my bike around in

the living, his

did it all

unbuckle his helmet and put it on

I chirp, helping him back into his

okay? So I need you to

and

down to the town center where

coworkers from the

a waitress like me and Micah a bartender.I pull

door while I tie up the bike.How’s my cute little

smiles as she showers his chubby cheeks with kisses.She waves me inside and

into the small kitchen to see a tiny woman hard

beauty, blushing

rude, I wave back

I'm Talia, Niki and Micah's friend." The woman smiles and nods but says

my bad,

our friend Agnes. She's

Kota asks curiously, looking back

like a ghost to

but burst out laughing

hear you

over to the

my name.I slide my palms across each other, then

eyes brighten up as I finish and I hear Niki cry

how to sign? Since

‘'I

I shrug.

a couple deaf patients and learned some basic signs to

to teach me," Niki

and her son are staying with us until they can get their own place and they are both mute.We've just been writing to each

the son?" I ask, looking

missed him,"

Talia, you should see him

like

I mean it, Tal.Don’t be using your Latina charm on him!" She

eyes and

" I sigh, grabbing my keys

watching Kota for me.You're a

time!" She calls out after me as

middle of town, storing the bike in the

prestigious club where some of the town's more prominent members liked

Why? Simple

 The Dress Code.

a

flamboyant your local Halloween

No mask, no entrance.

The purpose was simple.

as they pleased without fear of being judged by the public and the staff, specifically the dancers, could work without being labeled as sluts or

a win-win for everyone and

personally loved trying to guess who was who under all the

were ordered, I knew some of the city council members were regulars and I could

the building, I put on a plain black masquerade mask and grab my uniform, going straight to the changing room and exchanging my black top and

had themes every week for practically every fetish, ranging from full

bralette, a lacy black and white choker, a piece

and heels completed the look and I touch up my

like these that I

I walk out to the club hall, the music nearly blowing