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?"

I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing

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

explaining their purpose to us to

a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup is

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

the open field to the playground, several pups gathering

makes friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in

with all my heart that I could help comfort in some

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her any

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

begins weaving them into crowns, her

with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible

Rosalie, placing

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

says, remembering the ‘thank you’

flower crown and places it on

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a

before taking the

me, is all," Talia apologizes,

apologizes once again for scaring

interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking

bluntly, placing her chin in her

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

pup..." she says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if holding her tongue, before turning to

four months old…

smiles proudly before her face

hard time talking to us

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

you already if

Kota play

for lunch and

can see the

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 small trek in silence and try to think of something I

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

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

touch her

her to snap at

suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

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

as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand

for a little

sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if it

a few stray tears that rolled down

her face and holds her

tired," She whispers,

room," She instructs as

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 for

She

as

is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia hands

there too

cold.He likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean

down the hall, leaving me alone with the

the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and

work to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water

Kota tries to splash me many times, but I grab his two little hands and place them over his

m-no-more, Kota," I

tub, the water slowly draining down the hole

the little boy in a pair of blue

s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding

his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

mommy sad?" He asks, a

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my smile

like i-it t-t-too,"

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