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 with excitement while Rio

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

and explaining their purpose to us to keep

runs ahead of us with

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

through the open field to the

and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze

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

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare

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

and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble

over her shoulder, praising her incredible

crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of her

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

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

yet another flower crown and

gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand, stepping

blinks at her for a few moments before taking

is all," Talia apologizes, turning to me

apologizes once again

a question I had been asking myself since I first met my

afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

with a forced smile, adjusting her

"How old is he?"

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

months

proudly before her face grows

talking to us

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

hurt you already if we

remains silent and watches Kota play with

at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for me

a smile, but I can see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside

I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at

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

mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand,

I

on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her

me for a little while longer before

holding

groans, wiping a few

her face and holds

tired," She whispers, avoiding

to the room," She instructs as

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

do it?" She asks, her voice

heart returns as she looks at me with

little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware

him stay in there

clean up if he makes a mess.He needs

hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water

but I grab his

Kota," I

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

the little boy in a pair

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

sucks on his thumb, his blue and brown

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

hide my smile and finish putting

i-it t-t-too,"

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