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?"

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

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

and explaining their

Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us

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

open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

sorts where they run after each other

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her any

the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and

of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble

awe over her shoulder,

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

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

says, remembering the ‘thank

flower crown

gesture, having been so

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand, stepping

moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes'

all," Talia

nervously and apologizes

asking a question I had been asking

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

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

a lovely pup..." she says with a

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding her tongue, before turning

months

smiles proudly before her face

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

safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you," she says with

have hurt you already

watches Kota

keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire

a smile, but I can see the hurt

can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

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

every drop of courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia

nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our

up my arm, but I can

as a small whimper escapes her

for a little while longer before

holding her hand as if it were

f**k!" she groans, wiping a few stray

and holds

tired," She whispers,

Kota to the room," She instructs

prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she

it?" She asks, her

as

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

let him stay in there too long," she

be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn

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

bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of

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

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

m-no-more, Kota,"

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 little boy in a pair of

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

his thumb, his blue and

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

hide my smile and finish

i-it

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