The Silent Alpha

Chapter 20: First steps 

 ***Jane*** 

Agnes and I spend the morning with Kota, Rosalie, Rosalie’s baby Emile, and Evan, fighting our own anxiety from our lack of activity.

In all my life, I had never had a moment to rest, to just sit and watch a movie or play games without a care in the world.

Even if there was chance that I completed my chores, my mind and self-hatred would torture me relentlessly.

As a pup, my father put me through rigorous schooling and speech therapies to make me the best Alpha I could be.

Of course, I could never live up to his expectations.

He would make me stand before him once a week to recite the history of our pack or the laws that governed it and the kingdom.

If I faltered in my pronunciation, I would be struck with a whip.

There was never a day that I made it out of a recital without shedding blood.

My mother would weep sorrowfully, begging my father helplessly to have mercy.

She would sometimes be beaten herself for attempting to shield me.

It hurt my soul to fail her so miserably but no matter how hard I concentrated, my tongue would only grow stiffer, and my words would slur like a drunk.

After I was demoted to Omega status, I became a field hand, carrying weapons for the warriors in training or helping maintain the equipment in the hot sun or cold winters.

As I grew older, I learned many things to make myself useful such as plumbing, mechanics, painting and other basic maintenance jobs.

Agnes is no different.

With her hearing gone, she had to make herself useful to earn her meals.

No one wants an extra mouth to feed.

She was beaten relentlessly by other Omegas if she slipped up.

She learned to be quick in the kitchen, never resting for fear she would be cast out or killed by the Omegas.

So, as we sit comfortably on the couch watching Aladdin with Kota, Agnes and I find it hard to rest, wondering if at any moment, this pack’s kindness would run out.

Even Grayson could not find the words to soothe my racing thoughts.

Feeling myself about to break, I get up quietly and search for a pen and paper before approaching Rosalie with a note.

"Are you sure there is nothing we can do to be of service 2" Rosalie reads aloud before raising an eyebrow at me.

"Are you bored?" She asks nervously.

"W-we can go to the park if you like.Kota could stretch his legs and play with some other pups.Let me just get the stroller for Emile," she says as Evan gets up from his spot to find said stroller.I shake my head at her, writing out my response.

"We just don't want to be a burden."She stares at the note before smiling up at me.

"You are our guests, not a burden," She chuckles.

"Gwen asked for this favor and need," She smiles.

"Just relax and enjoy yourselves. Take this a small vacation while Gwen finishes up her work."

Just then we hear the door open, and Natalia appears on her own, a thoughtful look in her eyes.

"You're back!" Rosalie chirps.

"How was the walk? Did you see all of River Moon?" She asks with a cheerful smile.

Talia smiles sheepishly, her eyes staring at her hands.

"It was ...eye opening..." she replies quietly.

"Aurora just had an emergency to deal with."

There's a serious tone in her voice and Rosalie appears to understand the true meaning behind her words.

"Well, you've come just in time.I think Kota might enjoy some time at the park,"

She gestures to Kota watching the movie on the floor with Rio lying lazily next to him.

"Yeah, mommy!" Kota cries, scrambling to his feet.

"Can we go to the park?"

giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement

Rosalie's pup,

their purpose to us to keep the walk

whenever he runs ahead of

park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them

to the

friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where

all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but

She is already frightened.

to scare her any

the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades of

begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and

over her shoulder, praising

crown to Rosalie,

a smile as she puts

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

yet another flower crown and places it

nearly jumps with fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

at her for a few moments before taking the flower crown

scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to

and apologizes once again for

with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I

of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia with

uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

a lovely pup..." she says with a forced smile, adjusting her

"How old is he?"

a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before turning

four months old…

proudly before her

us about her story," she says with a

don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop

you already

silent and watches Kota play with

park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for me

but I can see the hurt in her eyes at

to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence and try to think of something

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

until I walk alongside

of courage I have, I touch her hand,

heart nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she just stares at my

to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

sparks tingle up my arm, but I

lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand

onto me for a little while longer before

  can't.I'm sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if

wiping a few stray tears that rolled

and holds her head

She

She instructs as she walks

the house, Talia prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for the second time today but nonetheless,

She

in my heart returns as

heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept

let him stay in there

cold.He likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are

the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at me

filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them up

work to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water

me many times, but I grab his

m-no-more, Kota," I

the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for

I dress the little

s-sad," I whisper to

thumb, his blue and brown eyes

asks, a patient look

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

like it here." I hide my smile and finish putting on his

like i-it

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