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?"

consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while

stroller for Rosalie's pup, some

and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk

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

at the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading

through the open field to the playground, several

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

that I could help comfort in some

She is already frightened.

not need to

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

foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the

over her shoulder, praising

the crown to Rosalie, placing it on

as she puts her now sleeping pup

the

weaves yet another flower crown and places

so focused on her pup and not

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling

few moments before taking the flower crown and

is all,"

apologizes

watches their interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first met

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

on

pup..." she says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

purses her lips in a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before

four months old… almost

smiles proudly before her

time talking to us about her story," she says with

here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to

would have hurt you already if

watches Kota play with the other

for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and

smile, but I can see the hurt in

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

gulp but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her,

up every drop of courage I have, I touch her

her to snap at me but instead, she just stares at

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

I can

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her

a little while

explains, holding her hand

groans, wiping a few

and holds her head

She whispers, avoiding

She instructs as

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

do it?" She asks,

in my heart returns as she looks

is truly unaware of

in there too

cold.He likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he

hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at

filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

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

many times, but I

Kota," I

I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any sounds of

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

whisper to him, sliding his socks over

on his thumb, his blue and brown

mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

it here." I hide my smile and finish putting on

like i-it

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