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 Rio jumps

with the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

different buildings and explaining their

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

a picnic for the girls, spreading out

open field to the playground, several pups gathering

they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other

with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but

She is already frightened.

to

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

weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing

a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

crown and places

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand, stepping

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

me, is all," Talia apologizes,

nervously and apologizes once again

before asking a question I

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

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

she says with a forced smile, adjusting

"How old is he?"

line, as if

months old… almost

proudly before her face grows

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

so you can stop

would have hurt you already if we wanted

silent and watches Kota play with the

but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and

smile, but I can see the

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

my pace until I walk alongside her,

drop of courage I have, I touch her hand,

her to snap at me but instead, she

suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

up my arm, but I can still

as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand

for a little while longer before

  can't.I'm sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if it

few

her face and holds her head

just tired," She

to the room," She instructs as she walks

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

do it?" She asks, her voice

heart returns as she looks

I know he is truly unaware of how

let him stay in there too long," she says

you so be firm and have him help you clean up if

leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at

climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them

he can enjoy the bubbles before the

to splash me many times, but I grab

m-no-more, Kota," I say

draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door

alone, I dress the

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

blue

sad?" He asks, a patient look in

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

I like it here." I hide my

like i-it

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