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?"

consent,

returns with the stroller for Rosalie's

out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the

runs ahead of

a picnic for the girls,

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

and they begin a game of sorts where they run after

vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her any

perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades of

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

over her

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

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

the

yet another flower crown and places it on Talia's

having been so focused

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand, stepping

blinks at her for a few moments before taking the flower crown

me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning

and apologizes once

watches their interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first met

werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

pup..." she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding

months old… almost

before

hard time talking to us about

it if you 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

you already if we wanted

watches Kota play

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

see the hurt in her eyes at

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 to think of something I could do to make her

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

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

mentally prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she just stares at

when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our

sparks tingle up my arm, but I can still

small whimper escapes her throat

for a

She explains, holding her hand as if it were

few stray tears

hardens her face and holds her head

She whispers,

to the room," She instructs

for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like

She

heart returns as

he is truly unaware of how much his

let him stay in there

him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn

down the hall, leaving me alone with the

climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing

quick work to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

many times, but I

m-no-more, Kota," I

the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any

the little boy

yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his socks over

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes

He asks, a

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

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting on his other

like i-it t-t-too,"

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