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?"

Rosalie and I before giving her consent,

with the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and

pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to

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

picnic for the girls, spreading out a

Rio through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him and

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

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

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her

perimeter of the park, picking

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

with awe over her shoulder,

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of her

me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away in his

the ‘thank you’ sign from

weaves yet another flower crown and

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand, stepping

moments before taking the

you just scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning

smiles nervously and apologizes once again

before asking a question I had

placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia with

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

pup..." she says with a

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if holding

four months old… almost

proudly before

us about her story," she says

I get it 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 going to

would have hurt you already if we wanted

remains silent and watches Kota play with

more 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 tire themselves out and

I can see the hurt in

of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota

have, I touch her

her to snap at me but instead, she just stares

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

tingle up my arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking in

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

holds onto me for a little while longer

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

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down

hardens her face and holds her

She

Kota to the room," She

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 asks, her voice

in my heart returns as

know he is truly unaware

there too long," she

likes to splash 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

and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and

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

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

Kota," I

the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any sounds

I dress the little boy in a

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

his thumb, his blue and brown

sad?" He asks,

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting

like i-it

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