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?"

and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while

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

buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk

like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup

at the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks

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

sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her

picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades of

returns with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and

with awe over her

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it

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

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

crown

been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand,

blinks at her for a few moments before taking

is all," Talia

nervously and apologizes once again

question I had been

afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

says with

"How old is he?"

lips in a tight line, as

four months

proudly before her

hard time talking to us about her story," she

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

hurt you already

silent and watches Kota play with the other

to have more questions but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter

I can see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation

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

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

my arm, but I can still feel her

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

for a little while longer

She explains, holding her hand as if it were

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

hardens her face and holds

She whispers,

the room," She instructs

but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might

She

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me

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

stay in there too long,"

be firm and have him help you clean up if he

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

undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing

that he can

I grab his two

Kota," I say

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

I dress the little boy

whisper to him, sliding his socks over his

sucks on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes

He asks, a patient look

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting on

i-it t-t-too,"

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