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?"

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

the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

explaining their purpose to us to

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 blanket with snacks

field to the playground, several pups gathering around him and

ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they

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

She is already frightened.

need to scare

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

crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and

over her shoulder, praising

to Rosalie,

asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping

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

weaves yet another flower crown and

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a

her for a few moments before taking the flower crown and

all,"

apologizes

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

of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

pup..." she says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

as if holding her tongue, before turning

four months old… almost

proudly before her

had a hard time talking to us

tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so

would have hurt you already

Kota play with the

being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for me to

a smile, but I can see the hurt in

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 try to think of

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

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

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

apologize when she suddenly takes

arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking in

escapes her throat and

holds onto me for a little

She explains, holding her hand

wiping a few stray tears that rolled down

hardens her face and holds her

tired," She

the room," She

prepares 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 being rejected by her son for the second time today

She asks, her

in my heart returns as

breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I

there too long," she says

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

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with the

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

he can enjoy the bubbles before

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

Kota," I say

pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for

are alone, I dress the little boy in a pair

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

blue and

He asks, a

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

"Oh," he sighs.

hide my smile

like i-it t-t-too,"

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