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 jumps at

the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

different buildings and explaining their purpose to

whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her

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

to the playground, several pups gathering around

and they begin a game of sorts where they run

wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to push

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her

around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and

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

her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

the crown to Rosalie, placing

me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

weaves yet another flower crown and

fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a

for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing

scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

a question I had been asking myself since I first met

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

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

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

"How old is he?"

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

months old… almost

proudly before

time talking to us about

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

have hurt you already if

Kota play with the other

to have more questions but decides to keep them to herself for the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and

the

of us to the guest house can

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

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

I touch her hand, Talia flinching away

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

to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our

tingle up my arm, but I

escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all

holds onto me for a little

explains, holding her hand as if it were

few stray tears that rolled down

face and holds her

just tired," She whispers, avoiding my

room," She instructs as she walks

but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia

do it?" She asks, her voice

returns as she looks at me with

truly unaware

him stay in there

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

alone with the cheeky pup grinning at

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

make quick work to wash him so that he can

to splash me many times, but I grab his two little

m-no-more, Kota," I say

the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen

are alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of blue

yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his socks over

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes

He asks, a patient look

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

"Oh," he sighs.

it here." I hide my smile and finish putting

i-it

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