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?"

and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing

the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from

stays close to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead

I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them

Rio through the open field to the playground, several pups

sorts where they run after each other

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her any

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

begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers

her shoulder, praising

crown to Rosalie, placing

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

you," she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

weaves yet another flower crown and places it on Talia's

gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand, stepping

before taking the flower crown

just scared me, is all,"

nervously and apologizes once

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

of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

she says with

"How old is he?"

a tight line, as

months

before her face grows

us about her story," she

I get it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so

you already

remains silent and watches Kota

remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for me to

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

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 small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence and try to think of something I

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

my pace until I walk alongside her,

courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation of the

prepare for her to snap

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our

arm, but I can still

on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her

me for a little while longer

sorry," She explains, holding her hand as

few stray

hardens her face and holds her

She whispers,

the room," She instructs as she walks ahead

begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son

you do it?" She asks, her

heart returns as

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

him stay in there too long," she says

clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that

down the hall, leaving me alone with

eagerly undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them

to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

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

Kota," I say

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

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

his thumb, his blue and

is mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look

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

"Oh," he sighs.

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

i-it

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