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?"

giving her consent,

returns with the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

buildings and explaining their purpose

watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with

for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them to sit

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

ease, and they begin a game of sorts where

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

She is already frightened.

not need to

the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks,

weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers

over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it

smile as she puts her now sleeping pup

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

yet another flower crown and

the gesture, having been so focused on her

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a

for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing

all," Talia

apologizes once again for

with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself

afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

a lovely pup..." she says with a forced smile, adjusting her

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if

months old…

before her

had a hard time talking to us about her story," she says with a

want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us

would have hurt you already if

remains silent and watches Kota play with

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 tire themselves out and lifting his arms

smile, but I can see the hurt in

to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk alongside her,

courage I have, I touch her

for her to

when she suddenly takes my hand,

I can still feel her

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand

onto me for a little while longer before letting

can't.I'm sorry," She explains, holding her hand as if

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

face and holds her

She whispers, avoiding my

room," She instructs

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

it?" She asks, her

in my heart returns as she looks at me with

for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of

stay in there too long,"

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

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

and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a

to wash him so that he

times, but I grab his two little hands

Kota," I

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

I dress the little boy in a pair

t-think yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper

sucks on his thumb, his blue and

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look in his

s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my smile and finish putting on his

like i-it t-t-too,"

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