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?"

Rosalie and I before giving her consent,

with the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

explaining their purpose to

hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure

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

to the

with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they

I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some

She is already frightened.

not need to

the park, picking

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

awe over her shoulder,

the crown to Rosalie, placing

me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’

yet another flower crown and places

so focused on her pup and not

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a

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

scared me, is all,"

smiles nervously and apologizes

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

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

Talia shifts uncomfortably on

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

"How old is he?"

her lips in a tight line, as

months old… almost

before

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

to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat

have hurt you already if we wanted

Kota play with

to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours

forces a smile, but I can see the hurt

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

my pace until I walk

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

to snap at me but

takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

sparks tingle up my arm, but I can still feel her hand

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes

holds onto me for a little while longer before letting

holding her hand as if

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

her face and holds her head

tired," She whispers, avoiding

Kota to the room," She instructs as she walks

wash him in her place.Talia looks

She asks, her voice

my heart returns as she looks at

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

him stay in there

have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs

hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

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

quick work to wash him so that he can

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

m-no-more, Kota," I say

draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance

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

s-sad," I whisper

his blue and

asks, a patient

s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

I like it here." I hide my smile and finish putting on his other

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

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