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 bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps at his

Rosalie's pup, some

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

watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of

for the girls,

races with Rio through the open field to the

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

eyes remain vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her any

of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks,

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

with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible

the crown to Rosalie,

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

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

crown and places it on Talia's

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

her for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes'

all," Talia apologizes, turning to me to

and apologizes once again for

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

of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow

she says with a forced smile, adjusting

"How old is he?"

lips in a tight line, as if holding her

four months old… almost

before her face grows

us about her story," she

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

hurt you

and watches Kota play with the

to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter

but I can see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

gulp but pick up my pace until I walk alongside

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

mentally prepare for her to snap at me

takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

up my arm, but I can still feel

lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and

a little while longer before letting

She explains, holding her

groans, wiping a few stray tears that

hardens her face and holds

tired," She whispers, avoiding

to the room," She instructs as she walks ahead

but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she

it?" She asks, her

little pain in my heart returns as she

know he is truly unaware of how

him stay in there too long," she says

be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with the

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

wash him so that he can

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

m-no-more, Kota,"

tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to

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

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

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

sad?" He asks, a patient look in his

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting on his

like i-it

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