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

returns with the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and

their purpose to us to

Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead

we finally arrive at the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the

races with Rio through the open field to the playground, several

makes friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze

remain vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but

She is already frightened.

need to scare her

of the park, picking flowers,

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

with awe over her shoulder,

the crown to Rosalie, placing

as she puts

the ‘thank you’ sign from this

weaves yet another flower crown and places it on

having been so focused on

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling

before taking the flower crown

me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to

apologizes once again for scaring

with intrigue before asking a question I

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

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on

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

"How old is he?"

a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before turning

four months old… almost

before her face

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

get 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

you

remains silent and watches Kota play

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 up for me to carry

I can see the hurt in her eyes

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 to think

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

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

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

her to snap at me but instead, she just stares

suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

my arm, but I can still

small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all her

me for a little while longer

She explains, holding her hand as if it

wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

and

just tired," She

to the room," She instructs as she

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

do it?" She asks, her

as

want to scold the little 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

him stay in there too long," she says

be firm and 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

filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them up in

to wash him so that he can

me many times, but I grab his

m-no-more, Kota,"

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

dress the little

yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him,

thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

mommy sad?" He asks, a

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

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

like i-it t-t-too,"

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