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?"

giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement

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

buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk

watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio

picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for

open field to the playground, several

sorts where

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

She is already frightened.

not need to

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

weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately

over her shoulder, praising her incredible

then presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of her

with a smile as she

the ‘thank you’

crown and places it

fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

a few moments before taking the

just scared me, is all," Talia

nervously and apologizes once again

watches their interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been

She asks bluntly, placing her chin in

you attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

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

months old…

proudly before her

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

are safe here so you can stop looking at us like

would have hurt you already if we wanted

remains silent and watches Kota play with the

for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for

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

on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota

her

I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a

arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking

a small whimper escapes her throat

onto me for a little while

explains, holding her hand as if it were

f**k!" she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down

and holds her

She whispers, avoiding

to the room," She instructs as she walks

house, Talia prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her

She asks, her voice

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me with glossy

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

let him 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 are

hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

that he can enjoy the

me many times, but I grab his two little hands and place them over

Kota," I

in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance

that we are alone, I dress the

whisper to him, sliding his socks

blue and brown eyes blinking

is mommy sad?" He asks,

s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

I like it here." I hide my

like i-it t-t-too,"

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