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?"

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

with the stroller for Rosalie's

and explaining their purpose to us to keep

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

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

races with Rio through the open field to the

begin a game of sorts where they

my heart that I could

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare

picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately

her shoulder,

Rosalie, placing it on top of

Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

flower crown

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand,

her for a few moments before taking the flower

is all," Talia apologizes, turning to me to

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking

werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

she says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

her lips in a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before

months old…

smiles proudly before her

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

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

you

silent and watches Kota

remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting

I can see the hurt in her eyes at

head at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

my pace until I walk alongside

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

to

apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our

I can still

as a small whimper escapes her throat and she

onto me for a little

She explains, holding her hand

f**k!" she groans, wiping a few

her face and holds

just tired," She whispers,

Kota to the room," She instructs as she walks

him in her

you do it?" She asks, her

my heart returns as she looks at me

want to scold the 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 me his

there too

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

hall, leaving me alone with

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

him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

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

m-no-more, Kota," I say

the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s

that we are alone, I dress the little

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

sucks on his thumb, his blue

asks, a patient look in his

s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

hide my

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