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?"

before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with

the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

different 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 is

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

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

they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place

and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

walks around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin

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

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible

the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

smile as she

the ‘thank you’ sign from this

yet another flower crown and places it on Talia's

the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling

moments before taking the flower crown

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

nervously and apologizes once again

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

She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on

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

"How old is he?"

line, as if holding her

months old… almost

proudly before her face grows

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

want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going

you already if we wanted

Kota play with

keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a

forces a smile, but I can see the hurt in

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota

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

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

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my

arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking in

escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all

holds onto me for a little while longer before

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

f**k!" she groans, wiping a few stray tears

her face and holds

tired," She whispers,

the room," She instructs as she

her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by

you do it?" She asks, her voice

little pain in my heart returns as she

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,"

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

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

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

that he can

many times, but I grab his two little hands

Kota," I say

pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the

we are alone, I dress the

I whisper to him, sliding

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

asks, a

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my smile and

i-it t-t-too," I

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