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, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps at his

Rosalie's

away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to

me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that

the park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading

open field to the playground, several pups

begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and

could help comfort in some way, but

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

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

into crowns, her nimble fingers

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

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

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

flower crown and places it on Talia's

at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and

Agnes "Sorry,"

with a trembling hand,

at her for a few moments before taking the flower

is all," Talia apologizes, turning

smiles nervously and apologizes once again

intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since

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

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

with

"How old is he?"

tight line, as

four months old… almost

proudly before

a hard time talking to 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 can stop looking at us like we're going to

have hurt you already

and watches Kota play with the

the time being.We remain at the park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire

smile, but I can see the

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 could

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk

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

her to snap at me but instead,

apologize when she suddenly takes

sparks tingle up my arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking

bites down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her

me for a little while

sorry," She explains, holding her hand

wiping a few stray tears that

her face and holds her

tired," She whispers, avoiding my

to the room," She instructs as she walks

the house, Talia 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 tears after being rejected by her son for

She

returns as she looks

truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia hands me his

stay in there too

you clean up if he

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

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

wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

but I grab his two little hands and place them over his

m-no-more, Kota," I

can protest, I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance

I dress the

mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him, sliding

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

He asks,

miss-misses home,"

"Oh," he sighs.

it here." I hide my smile and

like i-it t-t-too," I

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