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 at

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

and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from

he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that

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

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

of sorts where they run after each other

could help comfort in some way, but I know

She is already frightened.

need to

the perimeter of the park, picking

crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower

over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

presents the crown to Rosalie,

me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

flower crown

gesture, having been so focused on her pup and

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand,

blinks at her for a few moments before

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

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

watches their interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first met

placing her chin in her hand

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

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

"How old is he?"

lips in a tight line, as if holding

months old…

proudly before

to us about her story," she says with a

are safe here so you can stop looking

would have hurt you already if

Kota play with the

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

but I can see the

stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

but pick up my pace until I walk

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

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

my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand,

my arm, but I can still feel her

small whimper escapes

holds onto me for a little while longer before

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

not… f**k!" she groans, wiping a few stray tears

face and

just tired," She whispers, avoiding

Kota to the room," She instructs as she walks

wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected

She asks,

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me

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 accept

let him stay in there

help you clean

down the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

tub, grabbing a handful of

wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

I grab his two little

Kota," I say

he can protest, I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at

the little boy in a pair of

t-think yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his

blue and brown eyes

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look in his

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

my

i-it

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