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

buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep

hawk whenever he runs ahead

set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with

the open field to the

they begin a game of sorts where they

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

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

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

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

over her shoulder,

presents the crown to Rosalie,

with a smile as she puts her now

the ‘thank you’ sign

weaves yet another flower crown and places it

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling

at her for a few moments before taking the flower crown

all," Talia apologizes, turning to me to

smiles nervously and apologizes once

I had been asking myself since I first met

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

attacked?" Talia shifts uncomfortably on

she says with a

"How old is he?"

purses her lips in a tight line, as if

months old… almost

before her

a hard time talking to us about

so you can stop looking at us

you already if we wanted

and watches Kota

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 Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms up

see the hurt in

head at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

up my pace until I walk alongside

her hand, Talia flinching away

as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

she suddenly takes

up my arm, but I can still

lower lip as a small whimper escapes

for a little while

She explains, holding her hand as

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled

hardens her face and holds her

She whispers, avoiding

the room," She

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

She asks, her

in my heart returns as

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

there too long,"

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

the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky

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

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

to splash me many times, but I grab his two

m-no-more, Kota," I

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

that we are alone, I dress the little boy in a pair

I whisper to him, sliding his socks

sucks on his thumb, his blue

asks, a patient look in his

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

"Oh," he sighs.

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

like i-it t-t-too,"

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