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

the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some

chatters away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us

runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her

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

races with Rio through the open field to

begin a game of sorts

all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to

She is already frightened.

need to

park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades

large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble

over her shoulder,

then presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of

a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup

says, remembering the ‘thank

flower crown and places it on Talia's

fright at the gesture, having been so focused on

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

moments before

all,"

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

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

bluntly, placing her chin in her

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

with a forced

"How old is he?"

as if holding her tongue, before turning to

months

proudly before her face grows

hard time talking to us about her story,"

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

have hurt you already if we

remains silent and watches Kota play with the

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

but I can see the hurt

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

gulp but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

have, I touch her hand, Talia

mentally prepare for her to snap

mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

but I

small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all her

holds onto me for a little while longer before letting

explains, holding her hand as if

not… f**k!" she groans, wiping a few

her face and holds

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

Kota to the room," She

in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her

it?" She asks, her

little pain in my heart returns as she looks

little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept

him stay in there too

firm and have him help you clean

the hall, leaving me alone

eagerly undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a

he

times, but I grab his

Kota,"

can protest, I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any

the little boy in a pair of blue

I whisper to him,

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes

sad?" He asks, a patient look

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

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

i-it t-t-too,"

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