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?"

at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps

with the stroller for Rosalie's

chatters away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to

Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead

Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for

open field to the playground,

begin a game of sorts

and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to push her

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

the park, picking flowers, thin sticks,

crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of grass into

over her shoulder,

to Rosalie,

as she puts her now sleeping pup away in

she says, remembering the

flower crown and places

fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand, stepping

her for a few moments before taking

you just scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to me

apologizes once

question I had been asking myself

of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia with

on her pillow and shakes

pup..." she says with a

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding

four months old…

proudly before her

time talking to us about her story,"

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

hurt you already if

watches Kota play

remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until

see the hurt in

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.

my pace until I walk alongside

her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation

prepare for her to snap at me but

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

but I can still feel her hand shaking in

whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my

onto me for a little while longer before letting

She explains, holding her hand as if it

groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

her face and holds

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

Kota to the room," She instructs as she walks

the house, Talia prepares a warm bath for Kota, 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

you do it?" She

pain in my heart returns as she looks at

breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and

there too long," she

help you clean up if he makes a mess.He

hall, leaving me alone

tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

that he can enjoy the bubbles

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

Kota," I

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

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

mommy is s-sad," I whisper

his thumb, his blue

asks,

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

"Oh," he sighs.

I like it here." I hide my smile and

like i-it t-t-too,"

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