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?"

looks anxiously at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota

for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

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

whenever he runs ahead

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

Rio through the open field to the playground, several pups

sorts where they run after each other and freeze in

vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I

She is already frightened.

need to scare her

of the park, picking

into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and

over her shoulder, praising her

then presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it

me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

crown and

jumps with fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling

her for a few moments before taking the flower

you just scared me, is all," Talia

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

a question I had been asking myself

why are you so afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

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

"How old is he?"

lips in a tight line, as if holding her

months

before her face grows

hard time talking to us about her story," she

safe here so you

would have hurt you already if we wanted

and watches Kota play with the other

seems to have more questions but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter

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

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 try to think of something I could

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

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

I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our

up my arm, but I can still feel her

lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my

a

holding her hand as if it

few stray tears

face and holds her head

just tired," She whispers, avoiding my

She instructs as she walks ahead

to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after

She asks, her

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

there too long," she says

catch a cold.He likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

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

so that he can enjoy the

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

Kota," I say

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

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

whisper to him,

his thumb, his blue and brown

mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

I like it here." I hide my smile

like i-it

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