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?"

consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while

stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and

out different buildings and explaining their

like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us

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

Rio through the open field to the playground,

a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in

my heart that I could help comfort in

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her

park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades

her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of grass

her shoulder,

Rosalie, placing

with a smile as she

the ‘thank

flower crown and

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

moments before taking the

you just scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning

nervously and apologizes

interaction with intrigue before asking a question I

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

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

says with a forced

"How old is he?"

as if holding her tongue, before turning

months old… almost

before her face grows

a hard time talking to us about her

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

would have hurt you already if we

watches Kota play with

herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few

see the hurt in her eyes

house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence and try to think of

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

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

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

to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

I can still feel her

escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all her

onto me for a little while longer before

holding her hand as if it

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

face and

She whispers, avoiding

room," She instructs as she walks

wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for the second time today but nonetheless, appeases

She asks,

heart returns as she looks at me with glossy

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

him stay in there too long," she says

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

the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning

filled tub, grabbing

to wash him so that he

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

Kota," I

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

dress the little boy in a pair of

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

his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

sad?" He asks,

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

"Oh," he sighs.

I like it here." I hide my

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

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