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?"

anxiously at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with

Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and

different buildings and explaining their purpose to

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

I help Evan set up a picnic for the

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

game of sorts where they run after each other and

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

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

picking flowers, thin sticks, and

returns with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her

over her shoulder, praising

the crown to Rosalie,

asks with a smile as she puts her

the ‘thank

crown

jumps with fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand, stepping

for a few moments before

scared me, is all," Talia

and apologizes once again for

before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first met my

bluntly, placing her chin in

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

with a forced smile, adjusting her

"How old is he?"

as if

months old… almost

before her face grows

to us

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

you already if we wanted

Kota play

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 lifting his arms

smile, but I can see the hurt

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 trek in silence and try

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching

stops as I mentally prepare for her to

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

up my arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking

a small whimper escapes her throat and she

holds onto me for a

explains, holding

she groans, wiping a few

face and holds her head

just tired," She whispers, avoiding

room," She instructs as she walks ahead

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 son for the second time today but nonetheless,

She

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me with glossy

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

him stay in there too

cold.He likes to splash 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

me alone with the cheeky pup

into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and

that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water turns

splash me many times, but I grab his two little hands and place them

Kota," I

down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen

I dress the little boy

is s-sad," I whisper

thumb, his blue

He asks, a

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

like it here." I hide my smile and

like i-it t-t-too,"

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