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?"

her consent, Kota bouncing with

for Rosalie's pup, some blankets, and

pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from

to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us

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

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

sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

all my heart that I could help

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her

perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks,

crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of grass

over her shoulder, praising

then presents the crown to Rosalie,

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

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

flower crown and places it on Talia's

at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes

Agnes "Sorry,"

a

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

all," Talia apologizes,

smiles nervously and apologizes

I had been asking myself since

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

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

she says with a forced smile,

"How old is he?"

lips in a tight line, as if

months

proudly before

hard time talking to us about her story,"

get it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we're going

you already

watches Kota

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

but I can see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

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

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

her to snap at me but instead,

she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

arm, but I can

as a small whimper escapes her

onto me for a little while longer before letting

explains, holding

not… f**k!" she groans, wiping a few

hardens her face and

tired," She

the room," She instructs as

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

it?" She

in my heart returns as she looks at me with

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

stay in there

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

alone with the

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

so that he can

Kota tries to splash me many times, but I grab his two little hands and place

m-no-more, Kota," I say

the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the

alone, I dress the little boy in

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

thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

mommy sad?" He asks, a patient look in his

s-she miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

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

like i-it t-t-too,"

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