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?”

before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio

the stroller for Rosalie’s pup, some blankets, and Rio’s

buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep

Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure

set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and

to the

begin a game of sorts

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her any

the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin

weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding

her shoulder, praising her incredible weaving

presents the crown to Rosalie,

with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup

the ‘thank you’ sign

weaves yet another flower crown

having been so focused on

Agnes “Sorry,”

with a trembling

for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing

scared me, is all,”

and apologizes once again for

before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first

werewolves?” She asks bluntly, placing

uncomfortably on her

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

“How old is he?”

in a tight line, as

months old…

before her face

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

safe here so you can stop looking at us

hurt you already if we wanted

remains silent and watches Kota

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 me

I can see the hurt in her eyes at

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

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

her hand, Talia flinching away at the

prepare for her to snap at me

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my

arm, but I

lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and

onto me for a little while longer before

holding her hand as

wiping a few stray tears that

her face and

She whispers,

the room,” She instructs as

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

do it?” She

in my heart returns as she looks at me with

truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia

stay in there too

and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that

down the hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning at

bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of

that he

Talia forewarned, Kota tries to splash me many times, but I

m-no-more, Kota,” I say

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

alone, I dress the little boy in

t-think yo-your mommy is s-sad,” I whisper to him, sliding his socks over his

his blue and brown eyes blinking at

asks, a patient look in his

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

“Oh,” he sighs.

it here.” I hide my smile

i-it t-t-too,”

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