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?"
looks anxiously at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps
stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and
and explaining their purpose to us to keep the
runs ahead of us with Rio
up a picnic for
through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering
they begin a game of sorts where they run
vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but
She is already frightened.
need to scare her
the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long
weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately
over her shoulder, praising her
presents the crown to Rosalie,
asks with a smile as she puts her now
the ‘thank
yet another flower crown
having been so focused on her pup and not noticing
Agnes "Sorry,"
with a trembling
moments before taking the flower
is all," Talia apologizes, turning
apologizes once again for scaring
interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been
why are you so afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin
attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her
says with a
"How old is he?"
lips in a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before turning to the
four months old… almost
proudly before her
to us about her story,"
don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you," she says with a
would have hurt you already if
watches Kota play with the
questions but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio
a smile, but I can see the hurt in her eyes at being
guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence and try to think of something I could do to make
Maybe hold her hand...
Grayson suggests.
until I walk alongside
have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at
as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she just stares at my
when she suddenly takes my
sparks tingle up my arm, but I can
her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all her
for a little while
sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if
groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled
her face and holds her
She whispers, avoiding
to the room," She instructs
begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for the second time today but nonetheless, appeases
you do it?" She asks, her voice
heart returns as she looks at me
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
him stay in there too long," she says
likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn
the hall, leaving me alone with the
the bubble 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
to splash me many times, but I grab his two little hands
m-no-more, Kota," I
I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at
alone, I dress the
I- t-think yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his socks over
on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking
asks, a patient look
s-she miss-misses home,"
"Oh," he sighs.
like it here." I hide my
like i-it
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