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

the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the

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

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

races with Rio through the open field to the

friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after

and I wish with all my heart that I could

She is already frightened.

to scare her

walks around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her

crown to Rosalie, placing it on

with a smile as she puts

she says, remembering the

another flower crown and places it on Talia's

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling

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

is all,"

apologizes once again

before asking a question I had been asking myself since

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

uncomfortably on her

says with a forced smile, adjusting

"How old is he?"

in a tight line, as

four months

proudly before her

talking to us about her story,"

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 with a light

would have hurt you already if

watches Kota

questions but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio

I can see the hurt in her

guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota

of courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching

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

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

up my arm, but I can still

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

me for a little

holding her hand as

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

her face and holds her head

tired," She whispers, avoiding

She instructs as she walks

her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected

it?" She asks, her

little pain in my heart returns as

mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and

stay in there too long," she says

help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there

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

climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing

wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

many times, but I

m-no-more, Kota,"

I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole

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

is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his socks over his

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

sad?" He asks, a

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

like it here." I hide my

like i-it t-t-too,"

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