The Silent Alpha
Chapter 22: Rivers
***WARNING***
The following chapter contains a scene with self harm and abuse.
Reader discretion is advised, I will place (*) asterisk when the abuse self-harm begins for those of you who wish to Skip.
** ***Zane***
What are you so nervous about? Grayson mutters as we walk over to the main pack house, my legs barely able to drag me to our destination.
We need this training! What use is our gift if we can't use it? I know he's right but that doesn't stop the fear somersaulting in my belly.
My father always said I was weak.
What if my power truly is weak and worthless? Then what? Then we learn to fight like any other f****"g mutt! Grayson growls in annoyance.
Talia and Agnes walk silently behind me, both equally nervous for our first day in our new assignments.
Kota appears to be the only one excited to visit the River Moon wolves.
To keep herself calm, Agnes holds her butterfly in her hand, the beautiful creature crawling along her finger and fluttering its wings.
She had kept it in her room since we arrived in River Moon and it seemed to give her comfort.
I would have to thank Salvador again for Talia fidgets with the sack lunch that I prepared for her this morning, wrinkling the paper bag with her fingers.
To my surprise, she took the lunch willingly and my heart only soared higher when I noticed she was still wearing the gold bracelet I gave her.
I just hope she will still be okay with me when she reads my note today.
Quit worrying.
We were smooth, Grayson grins We finally approach the pack house, Rosalie already waiting for us with her young pup cradled in her arms.
"Come with me Agnes," She smiles warmly at her before turning to Talia and I.
"Aurora is in the entertainment room waiting for you."
Talia and I exchange nervous glances and make our way to the entertainment room where we find Aurora sitting on the floor with her eyes closed, Oliver combing through her hair with tenderness, as if her hair were made of silk.
Evan sits on the couch, watching the two with friendly disgust while Rio sits lazily at his feet.
Oliver leans in close to his mate and kisses her temples, murmuring soothing words in her ears.
The Queen looks completely relaxed in his lap as he begins to gently braid her hair into one long french braid, her breaths slow and steady.
It almost feels wrong to watch such an intimate moment between two loving mates and I feel a pain in my heart.
Would Talia ever trust me enough to let me care for her as the Rio jumps up to greet Kota and the two roll around the floor playfully.
"Please sit," Aurora says, her eyes fluttering open as Oliver ties up the braid.
Kota stops his play for a moment and we bow our heads in reverence to the timid Queen.
"My sister will be here soon for you, Talia.You can wait here while I take Zane to the training grounds.Kota can stay at the daycare or here with Rosalie and Agnes.It's up to you and what you feel most comfortable with."
"Here," Talia replies almost immediately.
"H-here, please." The Queen smiles brilliantly at her as she rises to her feet with Oliver's help.
"Then it shall be so." Oliver grabs his coat and car keys from the coffee table and prepares to take off.
"Be safe," Oliver murmurs as he kisses his Queen on the cheek before he glares at me.
"If you hurt her, I will kill you.Understand?" he threatens, his voice a low growl.
I nod obediently, swallowing the lump in my throat.
Aurora rolls her eyes at her mate and pacifies him with a kiss.
"No you will not," she chuckles.
"You cannot heal on your own," he argues.
"If he hurts you during training-"
"Then I will heal her," a woman's voice calls out from behind us.
"So go huff and puff somewhere else and let my sister train in. We all turn around to the source of the voice and find a small woman identical to Queen Aurora standing by the door.
The only difference between the two appears to be their eyes, with this woman's eyes being silvery grey while Aurora's are a golden honey color.
Aurora wastes no time running towards the woman, embracing her in a tight hug.
"You literally see each other every f*****g day,"
Evan exasperates, Oliver rolling his eyes at the gamma wolf.
The small woman lifts her middle finger up at Evan, Aurora giggling hysterically.
Celina," She says
spawn is
her tongue out at
spawn, then what are you?
her face, Talia snorting
where's this Talia chick? I'm running late, so we gotta
her up and down as if assessing her.She
it," she says, stepping closer to Talia, Aurora giving
worked too
clouds swirl in Celina’s silver irises as she scowls and
your f*****g attitude,"
through because I can guarantee, our girls have gone through far worse.They need someone who won’t flinch away from them or look at them like they’re maggots.They’re broken and they need help.I’m not taking you anywhere until you promise Aurora and I that
stern look washes over Celina’s face as she crosses her arms and waits for
nods, never once flinching from the cold tone in
to catch any hesitation but Talia remains unfazed, as if used to being scrutinized by
her," Celina suddenly turns to her sister and smiles
head disapprovingly at her sister
"She didn’t mean that."
did," her sister shrugs with an innocent smile on
a
Talia’s hand and before I even blink an eye, the two women vanish into thin air wrapping his arms around
will be back later
and speaking in
you can stay here and play with Rio.Would you like
Rosalie's office before the three of us walk to the
of using my gifts so I shove them in my
as we arrive to the
is all about exploring your ability and helping you figure out exactly what you
of the equipment stored away and all trainers
had the grounds cleared for us to work in peace," she smiles sheepishly as she leads me to a
figured you wouldn't want an audience
"Evan can leave too."
a chance," he replies, sitting down on a
sigh
do." I remain frozen in place, unsure what to do with myself but Aurora once again
"Telepathy can be a little scary at first.It’s a lot of voices in your head and they can
down and patting the ground in front of
did you know I was a telepath?" I
sense your walls," she
into a person's thoughts and their memories without them noticing but it wasn't so easy getting into your head.It was like there was this massive force trying to push me
into your thoughts with a little push but you felt me enter your memories ...didn’t you?" I nod, remembering the pinch in my temples when she entered
you
No, Grayson snarls.
me out for years! It wasn’t until Talia came into the picture that the bastard finally
didn’t
you didn’t trust me! Aurora
both need to learn to work together.Let's
I
chuckles
you to do the same with me and make
with hurting her as I remember all
after my attempts of reading her mind on purpose.I couldn't do
a moment and I fear she has already cut our connection and is now expecting me to make contact but she only smiles at me, holding out
of fire forms inside her palm and she cradles the flame
have a lot of fears,
anger make you irrational....they make you
demonstrate, the flames in her palm
people unintentionally by letting your fears get the best of you,"
difficult to control.My flames are fueled by my emotions and if I let them get the best of me, I can lose control. I stare at the large flame nervously to my fears..." she closes
you ever want to control your gift.You need
if I can do that.."
give him a chance to show you his worth," She
seeks a connection with you."
He's an i**"t.
Aurora frowns at me.
trust by belittling him, “she says
is, Wolf You know his pain better than anyone." He doesn’t trust me!
me in a corner and
even like myself..."
like me either or want to
wallowing in his own
Aurora in the eyes but she suddenly moves closer to me and holds my wrists care or
side...no matter how much you hurt him.He is
do ....I whisper.I’m sorry too, hesighs.I should
good, "
enter my head.I'll put
I enter your mind? " I ask, looking over at Evan who looks bored
time I enter someone’s head on purpose, I hurt them. " Aurora nods as she assesses my concerns
thoughts as
speeds and currents and unfortunately,