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,

the stroller for Rosalie's pup,

and explaining their purpose to us to keep

like a hawk whenever he runs

picnic for the girls,

to the playground, several pups gathering around

friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

eyes 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.

not need to scare her any

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

her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower

awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

Rosalie, placing it on top of

smile as she puts her now sleeping

you," she says, remembering the

yet another flower crown and places

gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting near

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand,

at her for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes'

you just scared me, is all,"

and apologizes once again

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

placing her chin

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow

she says with a forced smile, adjusting

"How old is he?"

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

months

smiles proudly before

a hard time talking to us about her story," she says

us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going to eat you," she says with

you already if

silent and watches Kota

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 and

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

can feel a small pain in my heart as we

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

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

nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she

apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

my arm, but I can still

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

onto me for a little while longer

She explains, holding her hand as

wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

her face and holds

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

to the room," She instructs as she walks

but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she

it?" She asks, her

in my heart returns as she looks at me with

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

in there too long," she

help you clean up if he makes

leaving me alone with the cheeky

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

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

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

Kota,"

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

we are alone, I dress the

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

sucks on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

He asks,

s-she miss-misses

"Oh," he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting on

i-it

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