The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 20

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?”

giving her consent, Kota bouncing

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

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

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

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

field to the playground, several pups gathering around

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

remain vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know

She is already frightened.

need to scare her

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

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

with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

to Rosalie, placing it on top

a smile as

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

another flower crown and places

so focused on her pup

Agnes “Sorry,”

with a trembling hand, stepping

a few moments before taking the

is all,” Talia apologizes, turning to me

nervously and apologizes

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

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

shifts uncomfortably on her pillow

with a forced smile, adjusting her flower

“How old is he?”

her lips in a tight line, as if holding her

four months

proudly before

hard time talking to us about her story,” she says

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 eat you,” she says with

you already if we wanted

watches Kota play with the other

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 Rio tire themselves out and lifting his arms

but I can see the hurt in

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.

but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with

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

prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she

to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

my arm, but I can still

a small whimper escapes

me for a little

her hand

she groans, wiping a few stray tears

and holds her head

just tired,” She whispers, avoiding

the room,” She instructs as she walks ahead

wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into

it?” She asks,

in my heart returns as she

mother’s heart, but I know he is truly unaware

there

him help you clean up if he

down the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup

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

he can enjoy the bubbles

forewarned, Kota tries to splash me many times, but I grab his

m-no-more, Kota,” I

draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any sounds

dress the

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

his thumb, his blue and brown

mommy sad?” He asks, a patient

s-she miss-misses home,”

“Oh,” he sighs.

my smile

like i-it t-t-too,”

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