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?"

and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with

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

explaining their purpose to us to keep the

me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with

we finally arrive at the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows

races with Rio through the open field to

sorts where they run after each other and freeze in

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

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her any

park, picking flowers,

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

awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

the crown to Rosalie, placing

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

you," she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

another flower crown and places it on Talia's

having been so focused on her pup

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

a few moments before

all," Talia

apologizes once again

intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since

why are you so afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin

on her pillow and

lovely pup..." she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if

months

before her face grows

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

to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so

hurt you already

watches Kota play with the other

time being.We remain at the park for lunch

I can see the hurt in her

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 to think of something I could do to make her feel

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

gulp but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

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

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

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

tingle up my arm, but I

small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my

me for a little while longer before

explains, holding her hand as

f**k!" she groans, wiping a few

hardens her face and holds

tired," She whispers,

She instructs as she walks

Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being

it?" She

pain in my heart returns as

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

in there

have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to

hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

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

to wash him so that he can enjoy the

Talia forewarned, Kota tries to splash me many times, but I

m-no-more, Kota,"

plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

is s-sad," I whisper to

on his thumb, his blue and brown

sad?" He asks, a patient look in his

s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my

i-it t-t-too,"

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