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?"

anxiously at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing

Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

their purpose to

like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup is

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

through the open field to the playground,

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 some way, but I know better than

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her any

walks around the perimeter of the park, picking

weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and

awe over her shoulder, praising

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing

for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as

remembering the ‘thank

crown and places

the gesture, having been so focused on

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling

few moments before taking the flower

is all," Talia apologizes, turning to

and apologizes once again for

interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself

bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and

shifts uncomfortably on her

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

"How old is he?"

her lips in a tight line, as if

months

proudly before her

talking to us about her story," she says with

get it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop

would have hurt you already if we wanted

remains silent and watches Kota play with the other

the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and

a smile, but I can see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

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.

until I walk alongside her,

every drop of courage I have, I touch her

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

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

sparks tingle up my arm, but I can still

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

me for a little while longer before

holding her hand

few stray

face and holds

She whispers, avoiding

the room," She instructs as she

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

you do it?" She

little pain in my heart returns as she looks

his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his

him stay in there too long,"

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

me alone with

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

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

Talia forewarned, Kota tries to splash me many times, but I grab his

m-no-more, Kota,"

draining down the hole much

are alone, I dress the little

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

his thumb, his blue and

asks, a

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting

i-it t-t-too,"

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