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,

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

explaining their purpose to us to keep

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

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

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

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

could help comfort

She is already frightened.

to scare

the perimeter of the park, picking

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

with awe over her shoulder,

crown to Rosalie,

smile as she puts her now sleeping

remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from

yet another flower crown and

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

Agnes “Sorry,”

signs with a trembling

her for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing

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

nervously and apologizes once

I

of werewolves?” She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand

uncomfortably on her pillow and

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

“How old is he?”

as if holding her tongue, before turning

four months old… almost

proudly before her face

had a hard time talking to us about her

us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can

would have hurt you

Kota play with

to 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

smile, but I can see the hurt

guest house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek in silence and try to think of something I could do

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation of the

to snap

to apologize when she suddenly takes my

my arm, but I can

bites down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her

a little while

sorry,” She explains, holding her hand as if

not… f**k!” she groans, wiping a few stray tears that

and holds

tired,” She

room,” She instructs

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

do it?” She asks, her

heart returns as she looks at me with glossy

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

in there too

so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a mess.He needs to learn that there are

me alone with

tub, grabbing a handful of

wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

many times, but I grab his

Kota,”

plug in the tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the door and listen for any sounds

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

yo-your mommy is s-sad,” I whisper to

sucks on his thumb, his blue and

sad?” He asks, a

s-she miss-misses home,”

“Oh,” he sighs.

like it here.” I hide my

like i-it t-t-too,” I

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