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?"

consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio

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

different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the

hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio

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

the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around

ease, and they begin a game of sorts where

could help comfort in some way, but

She is already frightened.

do not need to

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

begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible

then presents the crown to Rosalie,

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

the ‘thank you’ sign from

weaves yet another flower crown and places

been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand, stepping

moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes'

is all," Talia apologizes,

nervously and apologizes once again for

intrigue before asking a question I had

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

on

with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

her lips in a tight line, as if holding her

four months

proudly before

talking to us about

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

you

remains silent and watches Kota

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

can see the hurt in her eyes at being

I can urge Kota 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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota

have, I touch her

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 feel her hand shaking in

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

onto me for a

holding her hand as if it were

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down

and holds her head

tired," She whispers,

Kota to the room," She instructs

warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks

She

pain in my heart returns as

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

stay in there too long," she

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

alone with

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

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 two

Kota," I say

the water slowly draining down the hole much

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair

s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding his socks over

his blue and brown eyes blinking

sad?" He asks, a patient look in

s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

it here." I hide my smile and finish putting on his

like i-it t-t-too," I

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