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?"

anxiously at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps

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

explaining their purpose

to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs

a picnic for the girls, spreading out

Rio through the open field to the playground,

a game of sorts where they run after each other and

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

She is already frightened.

not need to scare

the perimeter of the park, picking

large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble

over her shoulder, praising her incredible

Rosalie, placing it on

this for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

another flower crown and places it

with fright at the gesture, having been so focused

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

her for a few moments before taking the flower crown and

is all," Talia apologizes, turning

nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first

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

shifts uncomfortably on her

have a lovely pup..." she says with

"How old is he?"

line, as if

months old…

before

talking to us about her story," she

so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you," she says with a light

you already

and watches Kota

lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out

I can see the hurt in

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 of something I could do to make her

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

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

I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the

for her to snap at me but instead, she

to apologize when she suddenly takes

arm, but I can still

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

holds onto me for a little

explains, holding her hand as

wiping a few stray tears that rolled

face and

tired," She whispers,

to the room," She instructs

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

She

heart returns as she looks at me with

want to scold the little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting

there too long,"

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

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup

into the bubble filled tub, grabbing

so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

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

m-no-more, Kota," I

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 sounds

I dress the little boy

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

his thumb, his blue

sad?" He asks, a

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

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

i-it t-t-too," I

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