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?"

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

stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and Rio’s

their purpose to us to keep the walk from being

close to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs

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

with Rio through the open field to the playground, several

of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

my heart that I could

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her any

around the perimeter of the park, picking

foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower

watches with awe over her shoulder,

Rosalie, placing

asks with a smile as

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

flower crown and places it

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling

her for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes'

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

apologizes once again for scaring

I had been asking myself

you so afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

lovely pup..." she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if holding

months old… almost

before her face

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

here so you can stop looking at us

you already if we

watches Kota play with the

but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire

but I can see the hurt in her eyes at being

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 to make her

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

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

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

nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

takes my hand, interlocking our

up my arm, but I can still feel her hand

a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all her

me for a little while longer before letting

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

few stray

her face and

just tired," She whispers, avoiding

to the room," She instructs as she

needs At the house, Talia 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

you do it?" She asks, her

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

heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia hands me

there too long," she

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

down the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a

that he can enjoy the bubbles

many times, but I grab

Kota," I say

slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance

the little boy in a pair of

t-think yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him,

blue and

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look in

s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish

i-it

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