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 bouncing with

Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and Rio’s

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

me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us

the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls,

open field to the playground, several pups gathering

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

I could

She is already frightened.

to

of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

her

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

Rosalie, placing it on top

for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts

you," she says, remembering the ‘thank

crown and places it on

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand, stepping

a few moments before taking the flower

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

apologizes once again for scaring

before asking a question I had been asking myself

asks bluntly, placing

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

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

"How old is he?"

purses her lips in a tight line, as if holding her tongue,

four months old…

proudly before her face

a hard time talking to us about her story," she says with

get 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 eat you," she says with a light

you already if

Kota play with

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 arms up for me to

can see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

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

have, I touch her hand, Talia

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

suddenly takes my hand,

tingle up my arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking in

a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes

onto me for a little while longer

holding her hand

a few stray tears that

her face and holds

tired," She whispers,

room," She instructs as

her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son

She asks, her voice

pain in my heart returns as she

truly unaware of how much his simple request

stay in there too

clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to

the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

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

him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water

I grab his

Kota,"

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

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his socks over

thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

asks, a patient

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish

i-it t-t-too,"

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