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?"

I before giving her consent, Kota

Rosalie's

their purpose to us to keep the walk from

a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that

set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and

to the playground, several

ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and

I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort

She is already frightened.

not need to scare

of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks,

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

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her

to Rosalie, placing it on top

this for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away in

the ‘thank you’ sign from

another flower crown

gesture, having been so focused on her pup and

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand,

few moments before taking

me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning

apologizes once again for

asking a question I had been asking myself

bluntly, placing her

Talia shifts uncomfortably on

pup..." she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding her

months old… almost

before her

us about her story,"

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

would have hurt you already if we wanted

silent and watches Kota

to have more questions but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out

the

I can urge Kota to go to his mother, Talia shakes her head at me to stop and walks on ahead of us 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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside

drop of courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia

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

when she suddenly takes

tingle up my arm, but I can still feel her

escapes her throat and she squeezes my

a little while longer before letting

can't.I'm sorry," She explains, holding

a few stray tears

face and holds her

tired," She whispers,

Kota to the room," She instructs as she walks ahead

in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for the second time today but

you do it?" She asks, her

my heart returns as she looks at me with glossy brown

to scold the little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request

stay in there too long,"

and have him help you clean

down the hall, leaving me alone

undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them

make quick work to wash him so that he can

but I grab his two little hands and place them over

Kota," I

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

that we are alone, I dress the

yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper

his blue

asks, a patient

miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

hide my smile and

like i-it t-t-too," I

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