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?"

at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement

for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from

he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her

for the girls, spreading out a blanket

with Rio through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

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

wish with all my heart that I could help

She is already frightened.

to

of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks,

pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible

then presents the crown to Rosalie,

smile as she puts her

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

flower crown and

so

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

a few moments before

all,"

and apologizes once again

intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself

bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia with

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow

she says with a forced

"How old is he?"

in a tight line, as if holding her

four months old…

before her

hard time talking to us about her story," she says with

tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going

hurt you already if

watches Kota play with the

the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few

forces a smile, but I can see the hurt in her eyes at

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

drop of courage I have, I touch her

her to snap at me but instead, she just

when she suddenly takes

but I can still feel her hand

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and

onto me for a little while

sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if it

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled

and holds

She whispers,

room," She instructs as she walks

warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia

you do it?" She asks,

heart returns as she looks

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

there too long," she

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

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with the

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

him so that he

Talia forewarned, Kota tries to splash me many times, but I grab

m-no-more, Kota," I say

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

we are alone, I dress the little boy in a

whisper to him, sliding his socks

on his thumb, his blue

sad?" He asks, a patient

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

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my smile

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