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?"

consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps

with the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some

explaining their purpose to us to keep

to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her

set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket

open field to the playground, several pups gathering

they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other

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

She is already frightened.

need to scare her

the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems

with awe over her shoulder,

then presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on

this for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts

says, remembering the

another flower crown and places it on

having been so focused on her

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand,

moments before

all," Talia apologizes,

smiles nervously and apologizes

I had been asking myself since

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

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

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

months old… almost

smiles proudly before her face grows

had a hard time talking to us

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

would have hurt you already if we wanted

watches Kota play with the other

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

the

go to his mother, Talia shakes her head at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with

I touch her hand, Talia flinching

mentally prepare for her to snap at

takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

my arm, but I can still

bites down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with

a little

She explains, holding her hand

few stray tears that rolled down her

her face and holds

just tired," She whispers, avoiding

She instructs as

prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her

you do it?" She

returns as she

heart, but I know he is truly unaware of

let him stay in there too

you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are consequences to his

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at

undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a

work to wash him so that he can enjoy the

me many times, but I grab

m-no-more, Kota,"

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

dress the little boy in a pair

mommy is s-sad," I whisper

his thumb, his blue and brown

sad?" He asks, a

s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

it here." I hide my smile and finish putting

like i-it

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