The Silent Alpha novel Chapter 22

 ***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.

"Talia, Zane.This is my twin, Celina," She says as she steps back from her hug.

"Satan's spawn is more fitting,"

Evan mutters, Celina sticking her tongue out at him.

"If I'm Satan's spawn, then what are you? His butthole?"

Celina retorts with a bored look on her face, Talia snorting as she tries to hold back her laughter.

"Anyways, where's this Talia chick? I'm running late, so we gotta go."

Talia presents herself and Celina looks her up and down as if assessing her.She then exchanges looks with her sister and sighs.

"Okay, I’m going to say it," she says, stepping closer to Talia, Aurora giving her sister a warning growl.

"What? We’ve worked too day."

Storm clouds swirl in Celina’s silver irises as she scowls and points an accusing finger at Talia.

"Watch your f*****g attitude," she warns.

"I don’t give a f**k about your ex or what you’ve been 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 you will set aside your own feelings and help me take care of these girls."

A calm but stern look washes over Celina’s face as she crosses her arms and waits for a response.

"I promise," Talia nods, never once flinching from the cold tone in Celina’s voice.

Celina stares intently at her as if to catch any hesitation but Talia remains unfazed, as if used to being scrutinized by others.

"I like her," Celina suddenly turns to her sister and smiles at her.

"She’s a b***h like me." Aurora shakes her head disapprovingly at her sister and clears her throat.

"She didn’t mean that."

"No, I most definitely did," her sister shrugs with an innocent smile on her face.

"Now let’s go.We have a long day ahead of us."

She grabs Talia’s hand and before I even blink an eye, the two women vanish into thin air wrapping his arms around my legs.

"Mommy will be back later tonight,"

Aurora reassures, getting down on her knees and speaking in a soothing tone to the little boy.

"In the meantime, you can stay here and play with Rio.Would you like that?" Kota grins and nods.

Aurora instructs Evan to take Kota upstairs to Rosalie's office before the three of us walk to the training grounds.

My hands shake uncontrollably at the thought of using my gifts so I shove them in my pockets, willing myself to calm down.

"Don't worry" Aurora reassures as we arrive to the grounds.

"Today is all about exploring your ability and helping you figure out exactly what you can do."

The entire training grounds is empty, with all of the equipment stored away and all trainers and fighters gone.

"I had the grounds cleared for us to work in peace," she smiles sheepishly as she leads me to a sparing circle.

"I figured you wouldn't want an audience today." She turns to Evan and grins.

"Evan can leave too."

"Not a chance," he replies, sitting down on a bench.

Aurora heaves a heavy sigh and rolls her neck.

"Okay, so let's see what you can do." I remain frozen in place, unsure what to do with myself but Aurora once again offers a reassuring smile.

Her calm voice enters my "Telepathy can be a little scary at first.It’s a lot of voices in your head and they can be...overwhelming."

She says, sitting down and patting the ground in front of her, urging me to do the same.

"How did you know I was a telepath?" I ask as I take a seat before her.

"I can sense your walls," she says, her eyes scanning me thoroughly.

"The only other person I know with walls is my sister and she is also a telepath.The walls help block out the voices and keep out intruders.I can usually make my way 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 out," she says, miming an unseen force in front of her.

"I got 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 my memories and saw my past.

"Does your wolf help you with your gifts?" she asks.

No, Grayson snarls.

He locked me out for years! It wasn’t until Talia came into the picture that the bastard finally let me through.