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, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps at his

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

and explaining their purpose to us to

close to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of

up a picnic for the

field to the playground, several

sorts where

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her

perimeter of the park, picking flowers,

her nimble fingers delicately folding the

her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

crown to Rosalie,

a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away

remembering the ‘thank you’

flower crown

fright at the gesture, having been so focused on

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand, stepping

a few moments before taking the

is all,"

nervously and apologizes once

their interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself

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

uncomfortably on

she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

as if holding her tongue, before

months old…

proudly before her face grows

had a hard time talking to us about her story," she

it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at

you already if we wanted

Kota play with the

to 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

smile, but I can see the hurt in

Kota to go to his 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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation

mentally prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she just stares

apologize when she suddenly takes

I can still feel her hand

small whimper escapes her throat

a little

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

wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

her face and holds her head

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

She instructs as she

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 asks, her voice

my heart returns as she looks at me with

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

stay in there too

splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are consequences to his

leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning

eagerly undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them up in the

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

I grab his two

m-no-more, Kota," I say

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

I dress the little

whisper to him, sliding his socks over his

his thumb, his blue and

He asks, a patient look

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish

i-it t-t-too," I

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