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 bouncing with

Rosalie's pup,

their purpose to us to keep the walk

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

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

to

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

could

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her any

park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades

returns with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding

her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

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

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

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

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

a few moments before

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

nervously and apologizes once again

before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first

why are you so afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia

uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

she says with a forced smile, adjusting her

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding her tongue, before turning to the

months old…

proudly before her face grows

a hard time talking to us about

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

would have hurt you already if

silent and watches Kota play with the other

at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves

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

his mother, Talia shakes her head at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

but pick up my pace until I walk alongside

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

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

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

I can

on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat

for a little

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

few stray tears that

face and holds

She whispers, avoiding

Kota to the room," She

he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she

it?" She

in my heart returns as she looks at me with

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

him stay in there too long," she says

have him help you clean up if

the hall, leaving me alone with the

grabbing a handful of bubbles

him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before

times, but I grab his two little hands and place

m-no-more, Kota," I say

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

dress the little boy in a pair of

mommy is s-sad," I whisper

thumb, his blue

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

my smile and

like i-it t-t-too," I

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