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,

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

watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead

the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and

the open field to the

a game of sorts where they run after

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

She is already frightened.

not need to scare

park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades

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

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible

Rosalie,

with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away in

the ‘thank you’

weaves yet another flower crown and places it on Talia's

the gesture, having been so

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

moments before

me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to

apologizes once again

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

She asks bluntly, placing her

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

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

"How old is he?"

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

months

smiles proudly before her face grows

us about her

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

have hurt you

and watches Kota play

them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter

but I can see the hurt in her eyes

stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

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

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

apologize when she suddenly takes

arm, but I

her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she

a little while

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

a few

and holds her head

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

to the room," She

him in her place.Talia looks like she might

it?" She asks, her

pain in my heart returns as she looks

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 long," she

him help you clean up if he

me alone with

the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

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

tries to splash me many times, but I grab his

Kota,"

draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance

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

mommy is s-sad," I whisper

his blue and brown eyes blinking

He asks, a patient look in his

miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

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

i-it

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