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?"

anxiously at Rosalie and I before giving her consent,

the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and Rio’s

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

he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that

help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with

races with Rio through the open field to the playground,

makes friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to push her

She is already frightened.

to scare her

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

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

watches with awe over her

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of

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

you," she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

yet another flower crown and places it

at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand, stepping

before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes'

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

apologizes

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

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

Talia shifts uncomfortably on

she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

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

months

before her face

time talking to us about her story," she says

are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going

hurt you already if

Kota play with the

the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota

see the hurt

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 and

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

of courage I have, I touch her

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

when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

but I can still feel

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she

onto me for a little while longer

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

few stray tears that rolled

hardens her face and

She whispers, avoiding

room," She instructs as

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

She asks, her

my heart returns as

to scold the 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 and Talia hands

let him stay in there too

you clean up if he makes a

me alone with the cheeky

filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them up in the

quick work to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water

many times, but I grab his two little hands and place

m-no-more, Kota,"

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

I dress the little boy in a pair of

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

his blue

sad?" He asks, a patient

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

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

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