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

the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some

out different buildings and explaining their

a hawk whenever he runs ahead of

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

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

and they begin a game of sorts where

with all my heart that I could help

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her any

the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades of

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

her shoulder, praising her incredible

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of

a smile as she puts

you," she says, remembering the

weaves yet another flower crown and places it on

been so

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling

at her for a few moments before taking the flower

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

nervously and apologizes once again

question I had been asking myself since I first met

werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on

says with

"How old is he?"

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

four months

smiles proudly before her

time talking to us about

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

you already if we wanted

silent and watches Kota

keep them to 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

a smile, but I can see the

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 to make her feel

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota

have, I touch her hand,

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

apologize when she suddenly takes my hand,

arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her

a

  can't.I'm sorry," She explains, holding her

few stray tears

face and holds her head

tired," She

She instructs as she

wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into

you do it?" She asks, her voice

as she looks at me with glossy brown

truly unaware of how much his

in there too long," she says

clean up

alone with the cheeky pup grinning

grabbing a handful of bubbles and

he can

splash me many times, but I

m-no-more, Kota," I say

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

are alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

t-think yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his socks over

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

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

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

it here." I hide my smile and finish putting

i-it t-t-too," I

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