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?”

I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing

the stroller for Rosalie’s pup,

different buildings and explaining their

runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup

up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them to sit

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

friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where

that I could help comfort

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her

park, picking flowers, thin sticks,

and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the

with awe over her shoulder, praising her

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing

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

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

yet another flower crown and

having been so focused on her pup and not

Agnes “Sorry,”

with a trembling hand,

her for a few moments before taking the flower crown

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

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for

a question I had been asking myself since

She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia with

attacked?” Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and

says with a forced smile,

“How old is he?”

purses her lips in a tight line, as if holding her

months old…

smiles proudly before her face

a hard time talking to us about her story,”

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

you already if we

and watches Kota play with the

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

see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

gulp but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her,

every drop of courage I have, I touch her hand,

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

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

arm, but I can still feel her hand shaking

escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with

me for a little while longer before

explains, holding her

groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled

her face and

She whispers,

She

wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after

it?” She

in my heart returns as she looks at me with

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

him stay in there too

have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He

me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at me

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

he can enjoy the

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

m-no-more, Kota,” I

down the

we are alone, I dress the little

whisper to him,

his thumb, his blue and brown eyes

He asks, a patient

s-she miss-misses home,” I

“Oh,” he sighs.

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

like i-it t-t-too,” I

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