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

with the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep

runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her

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

field to

they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in

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

She is already frightened.

not need to scare

picking flowers,

into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems

with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible

crown to Rosalie,

Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now

she says, remembering the

yet another flower crown and

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a

at her for a few moments before

scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for

a question I had been asking myself since I first met my

why are you so afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

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

"How old is he?"

lips in a tight line, as

months old…

before her face grows

time talking to us about her story," she says

it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to

hurt you already if we

remains silent and watches Kota play with the

the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his

forces a smile, but I can see the

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

gulp but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

every drop of courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the

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

suddenly takes

but I

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

holds onto me for a little while longer before

She explains, holding her

few stray tears that

face and

She whispers,

room," She instructs as

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

do it?" She asks, her

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me with

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

stay in there

help you clean up if

me alone with

and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful

make quick work to wash him so that he

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

Kota," I say

can protest, I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any

that we are alone, I dress the little boy

I whisper to him, sliding his

his thumb, his blue

sad?" He asks, a patient look

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

hide my smile and finish putting on his

i-it t-t-too," I

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