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

with the stroller for Rosalie's pup, some

buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from being

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

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

the open field to the playground,

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

heart that I could

She is already frightened.

not need to scare

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

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

awe over her shoulder,

to Rosalie, placing it

Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away in his

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’

flower crown and places it on Talia's

fright at the gesture, having been so focused

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling hand,

her for a few moments before taking the flower crown

just scared me, is all," Talia

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

a question I had been asking

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

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

pup..." she says with a

"How old is he?"

her lips in a tight line, as

months old… almost

proudly before her face grows

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

FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at

have hurt you already

Kota play with the other

being.We remain at the park for lunch and

can see the hurt in her

to go to 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.

walk alongside her, Kota

every drop of courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia

for her to snap at me but instead,

when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

sparks tingle up my arm, but I

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

onto me for a little while longer

She explains, holding her hand as

a few stray tears that

face and holds her head

just tired," She whispers, avoiding my

the room," She instructs as she walks

a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst

it?" She

little pain in my heart returns as

heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I

stay in there too long,"

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

me alone with the cheeky pup grinning

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

him so that he can enjoy

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

m-no-more, Kota," I say

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

the little boy in a pair of

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

on his thumb, his blue

asks, a

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

"Oh," he sighs.

here." I hide my smile and finish putting on

i-it t-t-too,"

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