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?"

her consent,

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

different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from being

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

set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them

to the playground, several pups gathering around

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her

picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades of

crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of grass into

with awe over her shoulder,

Rosalie, placing it on top

as she puts her now sleeping pup away

remembering the ‘thank

weaves yet another flower crown and places

gesture, having been so focused

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand,

a few moments before taking

me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to me

smiles nervously and apologizes once

with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first

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

on her pillow

lovely pup..." she says with a

"How old is he?"

as if holding her tongue, before turning to the

four months old… almost

before her face

to us about her story," she

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

hurt you already

watches Kota play with

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

a smile, but I can see the hurt in

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in

I have, I touch her

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

takes

arm, but I can still feel

small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my

a little

sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if

few stray

her face and holds

She

room," She instructs as she

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

you do it?" She

in my heart returns as she looks at me

is truly unaware of how much his

in there too long,"

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

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

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

to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before

I grab his two little hands and place them

m-no-more, Kota,"

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

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of blue

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

sucks on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

sad?" He asks, a patient look

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my

i-it t-t-too," I

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