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 Rio jumps at his

returns with the stroller for Rosalie's

buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep

me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that

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

to the playground, several pups gathering around him

they begin a game of sorts

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

She is already frightened.

do not need to

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

with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of

with awe over her shoulder, praising her

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on

for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as

you," she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

yet another flower crown and places

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand, stepping

a few moments before taking the flower crown and

is all," Talia apologizes, turning to me to

and apologizes once again

their interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first

She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her

uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

a lovely pup..." she says with a

"How old is he?"

lips in a tight line, as if holding her

four months old…

proudly before her face

talking to us about her story," she says with

I get it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you,"

hurt you already if

watches Kota play with

the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting

but I can see the hurt in her eyes

can urge Kota to go 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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

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

to snap

apologize when she suddenly takes my hand,

my arm, but I can still feel her

on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her

a little

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

wiping a few stray tears

hardens her face and holds her

just tired," She whispers, avoiding my

to the room," She instructs as she

begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after

it?" She asks, her voice

my heart returns as she

but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept

let him stay in there too long,"

you so be firm and have him help you clean

the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning

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

him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water turns

times, but I grab his two little hands and place them over his

Kota," I say

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

we are alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

is s-sad," I whisper to him,

blue and

He asks, a patient look in

s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

hide my smile and finish

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

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