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?"

anxiously at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps

with the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

different buildings and explaining their purpose to us

whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that

for the girls, spreading out a blanket with

the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him and

they begin a game of sorts where they run

and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her

picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding

her shoulder, praising

Rosalie, placing

with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away in his

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

another flower crown

having been so focused

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling

a few moments before taking the

me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning

and apologizes once again for scaring

intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself

bluntly, placing her chin

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on

she says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

lips in a tight line, as if

four months old…

proudly before her face grows

had a hard time talking to us

you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you," she

would have hurt you already if we wanted

and watches Kota play with the

at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio

a smile, but I can see the hurt in

ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

up my pace until I walk

drop of courage I have, I touch her hand,

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

when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

my arm, but I

small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my

for a little while longer

explains, holding her hand as if

a few stray

her face and

She whispers,

room," She instructs as she walks

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, appeases

She asks,

heart returns as she

boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia

in there too long," she says

firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are consequences

down the hall, leaving me alone with

grabbing a handful

to wash him so that he can

Kota tries to splash me many times, but I grab his two little hands and

m-no-more, Kota,"

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

we are alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

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

his blue and brown

asks,

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

it here." I hide my smile

i-it t-t-too," I

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