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?"

before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while

Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and Rio’s

and explaining their purpose to us to keep

like a hawk whenever he runs

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

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

begin a game of sorts where they run after

with all my heart that I could

She is already frightened.

do not need to

of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and

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

over her shoulder,

the crown to Rosalie, placing

as

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

flower crown and places it on

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

blinks at her for a few moments before taking the flower crown

scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for

before asking a question I had been asking myself since

bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and

on her

she says with

"How old is he?"

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

four months old…

before her face grows

talking to us about her story," she says with

get it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking

hurt you

Kota play with the other

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

smile, but I can see the hurt

can urge Kota to 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 pain in my heart as we make the small

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

I touch her hand, Talia flinching away

nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

sparks tingle up my arm, but I can still feel

whimper escapes her

onto me for a

sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if it were

not… f**k!" she groans, wiping a few stray tears

her face and

just tired," She whispers, avoiding

Kota to the room," She instructs

the house, Talia prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her

She asks,

pain in my heart returns as she

know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is

let him stay in there too long,"

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

down the hall, leaving me alone

undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a

so that he can enjoy the

times, but I grab his two little hands

Kota," I say

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

dress the little

I whisper to him, sliding his

on his thumb, his blue

asks, a patient

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

"Oh," he sighs.

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

like i-it t-t-too," I

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