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?”

Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps at his

returns with the stroller for Rosalie’s pup,

different buildings and explaining their purpose to us

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

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

Rio through the open field to the playground,

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

heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to push her

She is already frightened.

to scare her any

picking flowers, thin sticks, and

pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems

watches with awe over her shoulder,

crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

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

she says, remembering the

weaves yet another flower crown and places it

with fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes

Agnes “Sorry,”

signs with a trembling hand,

her for a few moments before taking the flower

you just scared me, is all,” Talia apologizes, turning to

smiles nervously and apologizes

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

asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and

Talia shifts uncomfortably on

says with

“How old is he?”

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

months

before her

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

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 a

hurt you

and watches Kota play with the

lunch and a few hours

I can see the hurt in her

us to the guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota

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

prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she just stares at my

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

my arm, but I can still feel her hand

as a small whimper escapes her throat

me for a

holding her hand as

wiping a few stray tears that rolled down

hardens her face and holds her

tired,” She whispers, avoiding my

room,” She instructs as she walks

house, Talia prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her

you do it?” She

as she looks at me with glossy brown

boy for breaking his mother’s heart, but I know he is truly unaware of

there too long,” she says

firm and have him help you clean up

disappears down the hall, leaving me alone with

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

wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles

but I

Kota,” I

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

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

I whisper to him, sliding his socks over

on his thumb, his blue and brown

mommy sad?” He asks, a patient

miss-misses home,” I

“Oh,” he sighs.

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

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