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

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

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

to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup

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 the playground, several pups gathering around him

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

I could help comfort in

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her

around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the

awe over her shoulder,

then presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on

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

remembering the ‘thank you’

another flower crown and places it on Talia's

having been so focused on her pup

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling

for a few moments before taking the flower

you just scared me, is all,"

nervously and apologizes

with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself

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

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

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

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding her

four months old… almost

before

to us about her

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

have hurt you already

remains silent and watches Kota play with the

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

but I can see the hurt in her eyes

go to his mother, Talia shakes her head at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

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

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

when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking

arm, but I can still feel her

bites down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all her

holds onto me for a little while longer before

sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if it

she groans, wiping a few stray

and holds

tired," She

Kota to the room," She instructs as she

her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for the second time

you do it?" She asks, her voice

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at

know he is truly unaware of

him stay in there too long,"

help you clean

down the hall, leaving me alone with

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

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

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

Kota,"

the hole

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

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

thumb, his blue

asks,

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

I like it here." I hide my smile and

i-it t-t-too,"

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