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?"

her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps

stroller for Rosalie's pup, some

their purpose to us to keep the walk

watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of

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

open field to the

sorts

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

She is already frightened.

need to scare her

picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

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 incredible

Rosalie,

with a smile as she puts

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

flower crown and places it on Talia's

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand,

blinks at her for a few moments before taking the flower

all," Talia

smiles nervously and apologizes

intrigue before asking a question I

bluntly, placing her chin in her

on her pillow

with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if holding her tongue, before turning

months old…

before

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

safe here so

hurt you already if

remains silent and watches Kota

herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his

can see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

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 something I could do

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

gulp but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her,

courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away

for her to snap at me but instead,

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

up my arm, but I

small whimper escapes her throat and

me for a little while longer before letting

can't.I'm sorry," She explains, holding

a few stray tears that rolled down her

her face and

She whispers,

to the room," She instructs as she walks

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

you do it?" She asks,

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me with glossy

little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his

there too long," she

you clean up if he

me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at me

undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing

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

times, but I grab his two little

Kota," I say

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

dress the little boy in a pair of blue

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

his blue

He asks, a patient look in his

s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

it here." I hide my

like i-it

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