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

the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

their purpose to us to keep the

Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead

at the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows

through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

makes friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

could help comfort in some way, but I know better

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her any

the park, picking flowers,

them into crowns, her

awe over her shoulder,

to Rosalie, placing it on top of

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

the

flower crown and

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand, stepping

moments before taking the

you just scared me, is all," Talia

and apologizes once again

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

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

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

pup..." she says with

"How old is he?"

her lips in a tight line, as if holding her tongue,

four months old…

smiles proudly before her face grows

to us about

you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat

have hurt you already if

watches Kota play with

time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and

see the hurt in her eyes at

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 in my heart as we make the small trek in silence and

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the

prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

arm, but I can still feel her hand

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with

a little while longer before

She explains, holding her

not… f**k!" she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled

and holds her head

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

Kota to the room," She instructs as she

wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for the second

do it?" She asks,

returns as she

want to scold the little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly

there too long," she

so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are consequences

alone with the

into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of

so that he

I grab his two little hands and place them over

Kota," I

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

I dress the little boy in a pair of blue

I whisper to him,

on his thumb, his blue

He asks, a patient look

miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

like it here." I hide my smile and

like i-it t-t-too,"

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