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

with the stroller for Rosalie’s pup,

their purpose to us

a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio

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

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

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

could

She is already frightened.

need to scare her

the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin

and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately

her shoulder, praising her

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

Rosalie asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping

the ‘thank you’ sign

another flower crown

having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting

Agnes “Sorry,”

a trembling

blinks at her for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes’

me, is all,” Talia

apologizes once again

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

so afraid of werewolves?” She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her

you attacked?” Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes

a lovely pup…” she says with a forced smile, adjusting

“How old is he?”

purses her lips in a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before turning to

four months

smiles proudly before her face

time talking to us about

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

would have hurt you already if we wanted

remains silent and watches Kota

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

the hurt in her eyes

and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with

drop of courage I have, I touch her hand,

nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me but

to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand,

I can still feel her

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and

for a little while

She explains, holding her hand

f**k!” she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down

her face and

tired,” She whispers,

She instructs as she walks

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 the second time today but nonetheless, appeases

do it?” She asks, her

in my heart returns as

truly unaware of how much his simple

stay in there too long,” she

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

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 and throwing

he can enjoy the bubbles before the

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

m-no-more, Kota,” I say

down the hole much

that we are alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

I whisper to him, sliding his socks

sucks on his thumb, his blue and

sad?” He asks,

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses

“Oh,” he sighs.

it here.” I hide my smile

like i-it t-t-too,” I

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