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?"

I before giving her consent,

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

chatters away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to

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

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

to the playground,

game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place

could help comfort in some way, but

She is already frightened.

to scare her any

park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and

with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble

her shoulder, praising her incredible

crown to Rosalie,

this for me?" Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

flower crown and places

been so

Agnes "Sorry,"

a trembling

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

just scared me, is all," Talia apologizes,

nervously and apologizes

their interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking

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

uncomfortably on her pillow

she says with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

"How old is he?"

a tight line, as if holding

months old…

before

to us about her

so you can stop looking at

would have hurt you already

silent and watches Kota play

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

I can see the hurt in her eyes

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

Maybe hold her hand...

Grayson suggests.

until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in

have, I touch her hand,

mentally prepare for her to snap at me

to apologize when she suddenly takes

I can still feel her

lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and

for a little while longer

She explains, holding her hand as

groans, wiping a few stray tears that

and holds

She whispers,

room," She instructs

him in her place.Talia looks like

you do it?" She asks,

returns as she looks at

he is truly unaware

there too long," she

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 cheeky pup

and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a

work to wash him so that he can enjoy the

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

m-no-more, Kota,"

in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay

dress the little boy in a pair of

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

thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

He asks, a

miss-misses home," I

"Oh," he sighs.

my smile and finish putting on

i-it

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