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?"

I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with

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

their purpose to us to keep the

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

Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them to sit

the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in

She is already frightened.

need to scare her

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

them into crowns, her nimble

with awe over her shoulder,

Rosalie, placing it on top

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

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

yet another flower crown and places it on Talia's

gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting near

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling

her for a few moments before

scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to

nervously and apologizes once again

a question I had been asking

asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia

uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

with a

"How old is he?"

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

four months old…

smiles proudly before her face grows

talking to us

safe here so you can stop

would have hurt you

Kota play

the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for me to carry

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

to 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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk

touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation of

nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

but I can still feel her

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and

onto me for a little while longer before

sorry," She explains, holding her hand as

f**k!" she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

face and holds

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

Kota to the room," She instructs as she

Talia prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like

it?" She

in my heart returns as she looks at me

scold the little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is

there

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

me alone with the cheeky

filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and

so that he can

but I grab his two

m-no-more, Kota,"

down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any sounds

we are alone, I dress the little boy in

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

blue and brown eyes

asks, a patient

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

my smile and finish putting on his

like i-it

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