The Silent Alpha novel Chapter 2

***Natalia***

 Tucking away my emotions, I stand on my feet and hand my mate the document claiming I am infertile.

"Just read it," I whisper, feigning hurt.

He furrows his brows in concern and stares back at me with big blue eyes.

"What is this, Nat?"

I want to vomit in his face for calling me that but I swallow the bile instead.

"It's a fertility test.Lila checked my ovarian function and reserve a few days ago,"

I whisper, refusing to meet his eye.He studies the pages, his face growing grimmer by the second.

"y-you're infertile?"

he asks, flipping through the pages once more for confirmation.

Before I can respond, a loud growl ripples through his chest and I back away immediately, nearly tripping over my feet as I do.

His breath is ragged and his eyes turn green with fury.

"You're infertile?!"

This is exactly the reaction I wanted from him but it frightens me no less that his wolf is coming out.I knew Jack, his wolf, would never hurt me.

But then again, I had "Y-yes, "I stutter, my body growing stiff with fear as I stare at his wolf's green eyes.”

Jack was well known for having a temper almost beyond control and our mate bond was the only thing that calmed him down.

As he towers over me with a menacing growl ripping through his chest, however, I wonder if it would be enough to keep me safe now.

His eyes go to my belly and I instinctively place a hand on it to protect my baby.

A terrible thought enters my mind.

Could he sense the life growing within me? I back away slowly and yelp when I bump into a wall directly behind me, my heart beating a mile a minute.

"J-jack," I squeak, closing my eyes tightly, too afraid to look at him.

"I-’m so sorry," I whimper, now realizing this was a bad idea.

"You're sorry?"

He laughs, the sound of his fist creating a hole in the wall next to my face making me burst into tears.

"You’re f*****g sorry? Sorry doesn’t put a pup in your belly, Nat!" He snarls.

"What the hell am I supposed to do now, huh?" He asks, gripping my chin between his fingers with such force, I know I'll have a bruise in the morning.

"I need an heir.That was your only task as my Luna.Your only use to me!"

My heart shatters into a million pieces.

Was that all I ever was to him? A breeding w***e? What about all hallway? Our nights of passion so hot, I thought I would burn beneath him? Was none of it real? I open my mouth to answer but a slap to the face stuns me into silence and I crash onto the floor.

Cradling my stomach, I pray to whatever goddess exists that my baby is okay.

Jack had never hit me before, Ever.

Neither had Christian and as I stare at the man I once called my husband, I feel a bitterness grow within me.

I feign hurt as I look up at him, cupping my burning cheek but inside I’m fuming with anger.I would remember this…and I would never forgive him for it.

His blue eyes return and Christian storms over to the closet, grabbing a suitcase and throwing my clothes inside.

"We’re done, Natalia," he growls as he packs my things.

"I want you out of here within the next hour.I don’t care where you go or what you do.Just get out of my house!" Relief fills my heart.

I was being set free and soon my baby and I would be on the other side of the country where we would be living out our lives away from him.

His eyes fog over as he stuffs my clothes into the bag and tosses it to me.

He must be mind linking the elders.

"The elders will be here soon to complete the rejection ceremony," he says as he walks towards the door.

"And so will the papers, understand?"

"Yes sir,"

I reply with a whimper, still pretending to be hurt by cupping my cheek.

He storms out of the room, slamming the door shut as he leaves.

"We’re okay,"

I whisper to myself, wrapping my arms around my stomach.

"W-we’re going to be free." I caress my flat tummy, wishing I could feel my little pup growing within me.

It was comforting knowing I would not be doing this alone but it was also terrifying.It was just us now.

"It’s just me and you now, frijolito (little bean),"

I whisper, forcing back my tears as I caress my belly.

"But it’s okay, We don’t need anyone else."

I collect myself off the floor and find my phone.

The cars all belonged to Christian so I arrange for a taxi to pick me up in an hour.

As I wait for Christian to call me to complete the divorce and rejection, I helplessly fidget with my Luna and wedding rings, reminiscing the joy I once felt being a part of this pack.I was so frightened the day Christian showed me his wolf for the very first time.

We had only been dating for a few weeks but the sparks between us were undeniable.

He was a bit possessive but I took it as a compliment that I was worth protecting.

The day he brought me to the pack house, I almost dumped him.I thought I was Alpha.

It took a bit of convincing but I agreed to continue seeing him.I couldn't explain it, but I had fallen hard for him.

On the night of a full moon, Christian took me on a moonlit picnic in the woods.

Things took an unexpected turn when my boyfriend suddenly shifted into an oversized black wolf and I ran out screaming.

I didn’t speak to him for a week, terrified that he or his werewolf friends would eat me.

He came looking for me at my apartment, telling me he needed me, that he couldn’t breathe without me and I couldn’t deny it.

I was attracted to him in more ways than I could explain.

He was patient back then, allowing me to adjust to the strange world he came from and teaching me the ways of pack life.

I thought it was beautiful the way they all lived for each other...like a large family protecting their own.

But when he asked to turn me, I refused.

I loved that he was a werewolf but if he wanted me by his side, he would have to accept me the way his Moon Goddess had decided me to be, a human.

Our relationship almost ended again but when an ex boyfriend of mine made it clear he still had feelings for me, Christian realized he wanted me more and gave in to my request.

I was marked that very night, leaving no doubt who I belonged to.

I had spent months training under Christian’s mother to learn my duties as Luna, mastering the art of de-escalation at pack and Alpha meetings, studying pack laws and even completing warrior training to handsome Alpha asked me to lead this pack with him before all its members and I accepted the responsibility.

He proposed that day and I had never been happier in my life.

Everything seemed to be falling into place.

Who would have known how messed up my life would become? That one day I would sit alone in my bedroom, waiting for my husband to divorce me while I secretly carry his child? I hear the door click again, Jordan poking his head in.

"The Alpha requests your presence, Luna," he says curtly, closing the door without so much as a second glance.

I wipe whatever tears had trickled down my face, removing my rings from my fingers and clutching them in my hands.

The hallway seems longer than normal but I walk briskly to the office where I find Christian, the elders, the lawyer, Jordan, Derek and Vanessa waiting for me.

Vanessa avoids my eyes, shifting on her feet uncomfortably and I decide not to spare her another look, focusing my attention on the man who broke my heart.

I hold my head up high as I reach the center of the room and greet the Elders.