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

stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

their purpose to us to keep the walk

hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure

we finally arrive at the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them to sit

through the open field to the playground, several

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

eyes remain vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but

She is already frightened.

do not need to

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

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

with awe over her shoulder, praising her

the crown to Rosalie, placing

Rosalie asks with a smile as

says, remembering the ‘thank you’

crown

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a

a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes'

scared me, is all," Talia apologizes,

nervously and apologizes once again for

asking a question I had been asking myself since I

asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

she says with

"How old is he?"

line, as

months

proudly before her face grows

talking to us about her story," she says with

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

hurt you already if we

and watches Kota play with the

keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch

the hurt in her eyes

us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence and try to think

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in

I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away

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

takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

tingle up my arm, but I can still feel

small whimper escapes

a little while longer

She explains, holding her hand as if it

a few stray tears that

her face and holds her head

She whispers, avoiding

room," She instructs as she

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

do it?" She

heart returns as she looks at me with glossy brown

want to scold the little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request

in there

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

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

the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

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

tries to splash me many times, but I grab

Kota,"

in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s

dress the

I whisper to

sucks on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

asks, a patient look

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

like it here." I hide my smile and finish

like i-it t-t-too,"

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