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?”

her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps at his

returns with the stroller for Rosalie’s pup, some

out different buildings and explaining their purpose to

runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup is

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

field to the

friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her

park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

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

awe over her shoulder,

then presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

as she puts her now sleeping

the ‘thank you’ sign from

another flower crown and places

so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting near

Agnes “Sorry,”

with a

moments before taking the flower

all,” Talia apologizes, turning to me to

smiles nervously and apologizes once

a question I had

placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia with

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

have a lovely pup…” she says with a forced

“How old is he?”

her lips in a tight line, as if holding

four months old…

proudly before

to us about her

us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we’re going

hurt you already if we wanted

watches Kota play

more questions but 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 up for me

I can see the hurt

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

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

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

have, I touch her hand,

I mentally prepare for her to snap at me but instead,

to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking

up my arm, but I can still feel her

escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with

for a little

sorry,” She explains, holding her hand as if

she groans, wiping a few stray tears that

face and

She

the room,” She instructs

wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for

it?” She asks,

little pain in my heart returns as she looks at me

I know he is truly unaware of how much his

him stay in there too long,” she

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

me alone with

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

he can

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

Kota,”

he can protest, I pull the plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole

are alone, I dress the little boy

s-sad,” I whisper

blue

mommy sad?” He asks, a patient

s-she miss-misses home,”

“Oh,” he sighs.

it here.” I hide my smile and finish putting on his other

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