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

the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

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

whenever he runs ahead of

Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out

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

sorts where they run after each other and freeze in

I could

She is already frightened.

not need to scare

picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades of

returns with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her

crown to Rosalie, placing it

with a smile as

says, remembering the ‘thank

flower crown and places it on Talia's

gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling

before taking the flower

all," Talia apologizes, turning

and apologizes once

question I had been asking

placing her chin in her hand

on her pillow and shakes

she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

a tight line, as

four months

proudly before her face

us about her story,"

I get it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you

you already

watches Kota play

at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for me to carry

I can see the hurt in her eyes at

can feel a small pain

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk

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

as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

when she suddenly takes

but I can still feel

her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and

onto me for a little while longer

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

wiping a few

and

She whispers, avoiding my

to the room," She instructs

in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for the second time today but nonetheless,

She asks, her voice

little pain in my heart returns as

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

let him stay in there

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

hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at me

bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them up in

so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

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

m-no-more, Kota," I

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

the little

s-sad," I whisper to

thumb, his blue and brown

He asks, a patient look in his

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my smile and

i-it

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