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?"

her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while

Rosalie's pup, some

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

hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her

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

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

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

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

She is already frightened.

need to scare her

of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and

into crowns, her nimble fingers

her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

to Rosalie,

for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she

says, remembering the

yet another flower crown and

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

few moments before taking the flower crown

me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to

and apologizes once

intrigue before asking a question I had been

She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia with

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

have a lovely pup..." she says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

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

four months

before her

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

to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop

you already if

silent and watches Kota

the time being.We remain at the park for lunch

smile, but I can see the hurt in

her head at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota

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

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

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking

up my arm, but I can still feel her hand

a small whimper escapes her throat

a

explains, holding her hand as if it

groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

hardens her face and holds her

just tired," She

the room," She instructs as

needs 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 son for

it?" She

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me

to scold the little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia hands

in there too

help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs

leaving me alone with the

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

so that he can enjoy the

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

m-no-more, Kota," I say

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

that we are alone, I dress the

whisper to him, sliding

his blue and brown eyes blinking at

sad?" He asks, a

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

my smile and

like i-it t-t-too," I

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