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

stroller for Rosalie's

out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep

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

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

the open field to the playground, several

sorts where they run after each

eyes remain vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin

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

her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

then presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

flower crown and

fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

moments before taking the flower crown

all," Talia apologizes, turning to me

apologizes

a question I had been asking myself since I first met

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

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

says with a forced

"How old is he?"

as if holding her tongue,

months old…

before

had a hard time talking to us about

you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you

have hurt you already if

Kota play with

for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for

smile, but I can see the hurt in her eyes at

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.

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

I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation of the

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

when she suddenly takes

my arm, but I can

as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes

a little while

She explains, holding her hand as if it were

wiping a few stray tears

her face and holds her

She

to the room," She instructs

her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst

She

in my heart returns as she

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

him stay in there too long," she says

clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are consequences

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

bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of

to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

Kota tries to splash me many times, but I

Kota,"

the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much

are alone, I dress the little boy

s-sad," I whisper to him,

his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

asks, a patient look in

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

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my

i-it t-t-too,"

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