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?"

her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps at his

for Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and

and explaining their purpose to us to keep

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

a picnic for the girls,

races with Rio through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around

ease, and they begin a game of sorts where

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

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her any

park, picking

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

awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

the crown to Rosalie,

Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping

the ‘thank you’ sign

another flower crown

having been so focused

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

her for a few moments before

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

nervously and apologizes once

interaction with intrigue before asking a question I

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

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

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

"How old is he?"

as

months

smiles proudly before

us

it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you," she says with a

hurt you already if

remains silent and watches Kota play with

questions but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a

smile, but I can see the

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 in silence and try to think of something I could do

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

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

mentally prepare for her to snap

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my

sparks tingle up my arm, but I

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

holds onto me for a little

sorry," She explains, holding her hand as

few stray tears that

and holds

just tired," She

room," She

to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected

She

in my heart returns as

heart, but I know he is truly unaware

him stay in there too long,"

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

leaving me alone with the cheeky

grabbing a handful of bubbles

him so that he can enjoy the bubbles

splash me many times, but I grab his

m-no-more, Kota," I

can protest, I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay

that we are alone, I dress the little boy

I whisper to him, sliding

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look in

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

"Oh," he sighs.

like it here." I hide my

like i-it t-t-too,"

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