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?"

giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio

the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

different buildings and explaining their

he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her

picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with

field to

sorts where they run after

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

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

walks around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

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

over her shoulder, praising her incredible

to Rosalie, placing it on top of her

for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away in

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

yet another flower crown and places it

been so

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling

before taking

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

and apologizes once again for

with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking

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

on her pillow

with a

"How old is he?"

as if holding her tongue, before turning to

months old… almost

smiles proudly before

a hard time talking to us about her story," she says

to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going

would have hurt you already if we wanted

and watches Kota

herself for 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

smile, but I can see the

and 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.

but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her,

courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching

her to snap at me but

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking

but I can still feel her

escapes her throat and she

holds onto me for a little while longer before letting

sorry," She explains, holding her hand

groans, wiping a few stray

her face and holds her head

tired," She

She instructs as

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

it?" She asks,

returns as she looks at me with glossy brown

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

him stay in there too long," she

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

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with the

and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

to splash me many times, but I grab his two little hands and place them over his

Kota," I say

down the hole

the little boy in a pair of

mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his socks over his

thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

sad?" He asks, a

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

hide my smile and finish putting on his other

like i-it t-t-too,"

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