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

for Rosalie’s pup,

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

close to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup

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

to the playground, several pups gathering around

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

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

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her any

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

returns with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of grass into

awe over her shoulder,

the crown to Rosalie, placing

as she puts her

the ‘thank you’

crown and places it

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

Agnes “Sorry,”

signs with a

moments before taking the flower crown

is all,” Talia apologizes, turning

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for

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

bluntly, placing her

attacked?” Talia shifts uncomfortably on

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

“How old is he?”

in a tight line, as if holding

months old… almost

proudly before her

us

are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we’re going

have hurt you already if we wanted

Kota play with the

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

can see the hurt

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

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness in

I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation

to snap at me

suddenly takes my

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

on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her

holds onto me for a little

can’t.I’m sorry,” She explains, holding her

few

face and holds her

just tired,” She

Kota to the room,” She instructs

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

She asks,

as she looks at me with glossy

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

there too long,” she

you so be firm and have him help you clean up

me alone with the cheeky

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

him so that he can enjoy the bubbles

but I

m-no-more, Kota,” I say

water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and

I dress the little boy in a pair

whisper to

his thumb, his blue

asks, a

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

“Oh,” he sighs.

it here.” I hide my smile and finish

i-it t-t-too,”

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