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?"

and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement

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

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

me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that

Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for

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

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

with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to push her

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her

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

large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and

watches with awe over her

crown to Rosalie,

as she puts her now

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

yet another flower crown and places it on Talia's

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand,

before taking the flower crown and

me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to

nervously and apologizes

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

why are you so afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

with a forced

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding her tongue, before turning to the

months old…

before her face

talking to us about her story," she

are safe here so you can stop

you already if we

Kota

at the park for lunch and

can see the hurt in her eyes at being

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 small

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk alongside

touch her hand, Talia

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

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

my arm, but I can still feel her hand

bites down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with

holds onto me for a little

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

a few stray tears that

hardens her face and holds

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

the room," She instructs as

At the house, Talia prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her

She asks, her

heart returns as she looks

know he is truly unaware of how

stay in there too long,"

clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are consequences

the hall, leaving me alone with the

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

make quick work to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water

times, but I grab his two little

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 glance at

alone, I dress the little

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

his blue and

He asks, a patient look in

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish

i-it t-t-too," I

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