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?"

I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while

stroller for Rosalie's pup,

and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from

watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her

arrive at the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls,

through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

begin a game of sorts where

I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to push

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

park, picking flowers, thin

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

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

crown to Rosalie, placing it on

a smile as she puts her

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

flower crown and places it on

having been so focused on her pup and not

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling

before taking the flower crown

scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning

nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

I had been asking myself

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

on her

pup..." she says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

in a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before

months old…

proudly before

to us about her story," she says

here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you," she says with

you already if we

and watches Kota play with the other

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

the hurt in her

his mother, 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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk

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

I mentally prepare for her to snap at

takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

up my arm, but I can still feel her

lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes

onto me for a little while longer

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

wiping a few stray tears

and holds her head

She whispers, avoiding my

room," She instructs as she walks ahead

me wash him in her place.Talia looks

do it?" She

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me

but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia

in there too long," she says

catch a cold.He likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He

alone with the cheeky pup grinning

the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing

to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

I grab his two little hands

Kota," I

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

that we are alone, I dress the little boy

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

thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

is mommy sad?" He asks, a

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

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my smile and finish

i-it t-t-too,"

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