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

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

chatters away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us

runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her

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

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

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

heart that I could help comfort

She is already frightened.

to scare her any

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

large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble

her

Rosalie,

with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away

you," she says, remembering the

yet another flower crown and places it

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes'

is all," Talia apologizes, turning to me

apologizes once again for

before asking a question I had

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

uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

says with a forced smile, adjusting

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding her tongue, before turning to

months

before her

us

safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you," she says with a

you already

remains silent and watches Kota play with the other

have 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 lifting his arms up for

a smile, but I can see the hurt in her

house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence and try to think of something

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

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

her to

my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our

I can still feel her hand shaking in

on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes

for a

  can't.I'm sorry," She explains, holding

a few stray

and

tired," She whispers, avoiding

room," She instructs as

but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into

do it?" She asks,

returns as she looks at me

mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware

stay in there

likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs

alone with the

into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

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

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

Kota,"

pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the

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

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

blue and brown eyes blinking at

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look in

miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my smile and finish putting

i-it t-t-too," I

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