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 excitement while Rio

stroller for Rosalie's pup, some blankets,

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

to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead

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

open field to the playground,

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

heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to push her

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her any

of the park, picking

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

her shoulder, praising her incredible

Rosalie, placing it

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

the ‘thank you’ sign from this

another flower crown and places

so focused on her pup and not noticing

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling

for a few moments before taking

all," Talia

nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

I had been asking myself

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

on her pillow and

she says with a forced

"How old is he?"

tight line, as

four months old… almost

smiles proudly before her face grows

us about her story," she

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

hurt you already if we

and watches Kota play

herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until

see the hurt

to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with

drop of courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away

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

to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our

up my arm, but I can still feel her

on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all

a little while longer before

can't.I'm sorry," She explains, holding

few stray tears that

her face and holds her

just tired," She whispers, avoiding

to the room," She

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

it?" She asks, her voice

in my heart returns as she looks at me

truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia

let him stay in there too long," she says

so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are consequences to his

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with the

filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing

work to wash him so that he

me many times, but I grab his two little

Kota,"

protest, I pull 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

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair

s-sad," I whisper to him,

thumb, his blue and brown eyes

He asks, a patient look

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

my smile and finish

i-it t-t-too,"

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