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?”

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

stroller for Rosalie’s

chatters away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from being

watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with

picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks

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

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

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

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her any

perimeter of the park, picking

them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of

awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

Rosalie, placing it

a smile as she puts her

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

another flower crown and

with fright at the gesture, having been so focused on her

Agnes “Sorry,”

with a trembling hand, stepping

for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing

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

and apologizes

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

why are you so afraid of werewolves?” She asks bluntly, placing her chin

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow

pup…” she says with

“How old is he?”

a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before

months

before her

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

you are safe here so you can stop looking at

you already

remains silent and watches Kota play with the

have 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

the hurt in her eyes at

his mother, Talia shakes her head at me 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

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in my

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

I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes

up my arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking in

her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with

onto me for a little while longer before letting

She explains, holding her hand as if it were

wiping a few stray

her face and

tired,” She whispers, avoiding my

She

warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into

it?” She asks, her voice

little pain in my heart returns as she

little boy for breaking his mother’s heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia

there too long,” she

a cold.He likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He

hall, leaving me alone with the

eagerly undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing

to wash him so that he can

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

Kota,” I say

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

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

whisper to him, sliding his

thumb, his blue

mommy sad?” He asks, a patient look in his

thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses home,” I

“Oh,” he sighs.

here.” I hide my smile

like i-it

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