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 while

Rosalie's

and explaining their purpose to us

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

we finally arrive at the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket

through the open field to the playground, several pups

sorts where they

heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know

She is already frightened.

to

walks around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin

of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of grass into intricate

over her shoulder, praising her incredible

the crown to Rosalie, placing

asks with a smile as she

the ‘thank you’

another flower crown and places

with fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

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

you just scared me, is all,"

nervously and apologizes once

asking a question I had been asking myself since

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

on her

lovely pup..." she says with

"How old is he?"

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

four months

before her

us about her story," she

to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you,"

would have hurt you already if we wanted

and watches Kota

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 until

I can see the hurt in her eyes at

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.

until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

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

nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she just stares at my

suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

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

whimper escapes her throat

for a little

explains, holding her hand as

few

her face and holds her

She whispers,

to the room," She

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

do it?" She asks, her voice

returns as she looks at

heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple

him stay in there too long," she

and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are consequences to

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

grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them

to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles

tries to splash me many times, but I grab his two little

Kota," I

plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair

I- t-think yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him,

blue and

He asks, a patient look in

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting on his other

i-it t-t-too,"

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