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 Rio jumps at his

stroller for Rosalie's pup,

their purpose to us to keep the walk from

close to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup is

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

field to the playground, several pups

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

all my heart that I could

She is already frightened.

not need to

park, picking flowers, thin sticks,

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

over her shoulder, praising her incredible

Rosalie, placing it on top of

as

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

weaves yet another flower crown and places it on

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a

moments before taking the flower crown and

scared me, is all,"

and apologizes

I

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

shifts uncomfortably on her

with a forced smile, adjusting her

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if holding

four months

before her

a hard time talking to us about her story,"

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

you already if

silent and watches Kota play with the

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

I can see the

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk

touch her hand,

prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she just stares at my

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

I can still feel her hand shaking

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

onto me for a little while

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

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

hardens her face and holds her

She whispers, avoiding

She instructs as

Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she

it?" She asks, her

pain in my heart returns as she looks at me

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

him stay in there too long,"

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

leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning

bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of

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

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

Kota," I say

protest, I 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 any sounds of

I dress the little boy in

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

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

mommy sad?" He asks, a patient

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

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

like i-it t-t-too,"

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