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?"

at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing

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

buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk

watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead

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

through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

and they begin a game of sorts

all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I

She is already frightened.

need to

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

of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately

awe over her shoulder, praising her

the crown to Rosalie, placing it on

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

says, remembering the ‘thank

yet another flower crown and places it

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

Agnes "Sorry,"

signs with a trembling hand,

moments before taking the flower

you just scared me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to me

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

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

so afraid of werewolves?" She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia with

shifts uncomfortably on

pup..." she says with a

"How old is he?"

tight line, as if

months old…

proudly before her face grows

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

to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so

have hurt you already if we wanted

Kota play with the

park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves

a smile, but I can see the hurt in

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

of courage I have, I touch her

I mentally prepare for her to snap at me but

my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes

arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking in

a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand

holds onto me for a little

explains, holding her hand as if it were

a few stray tears that

hardens her face and holds her

She

to the room," She

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

it?" She asks,

returns as she looks at me with

to scold the little boy for breaking his mother's heart, but I know he is truly

let him stay in there too

him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there

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

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

so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

to splash me many times, but I grab his two little hands and place them over his

Kota," I say

in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole

the little boy in a

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

blue and brown eyes blinking

mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look in

s-she miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

I like it here." I hide my

i-it t-t-too," I

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