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?"

before giving her consent, Kota bouncing

stroller for Rosalie's

their

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

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

field to the playground, several pups gathering around him and

and they begin a game of sorts where they run after

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

She is already frightened.

need to scare

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

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

with awe over her shoulder,

to Rosalie, placing it

as she

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

weaves yet another flower crown and places it on

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a

her for a few moments before taking the

all," Talia apologizes, turning to

apologizes once again

intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I

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

on her pillow and shakes her

a lovely pup..." she says with

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if holding her tongue,

four months old… almost

proudly before her face grows

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

if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're

hurt you already

and watches Kota play with the

for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio

can see the hurt in her eyes at being

Kota to go to his mother, 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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

my pace until I walk alongside

touch her

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

mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand,

arm, but I can still

whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my

for a little

sorry," She explains, holding her

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down

her face and holds her head

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

room," She instructs as she

but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks

do it?" She

as she

little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia hands

in there too long,"

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

the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at me

tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing

so that he can enjoy the bubbles

times, but I grab his two little hands and place them over

Kota," I

can 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

the little boy in

whisper

sucks on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

sad?" He asks, a

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

my smile and finish putting on his other

i-it t-t-too," I

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