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?”

consent, Kota bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps

Rosalie’s pup, some

their purpose to us to keep the walk

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

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

field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

begin a game of sorts

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her

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

into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower

watches with awe over her

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of

with a smile as she

the ‘thank you’ sign from

flower crown and places it on Talia’s

having been so focused on her pup and

Agnes “Sorry,”

a trembling hand,

before taking the flower crown and

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

and apologizes once again for scaring

question I had been

asks bluntly, placing

uncomfortably on

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

“How old is he?”

as if

four months

smiles proudly before her face grows

a hard time talking to us

don’t want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we’re going to

you already if we

watches Kota

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

I can see the hurt in her eyes at being pushed

can urge Kota to go to 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

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with

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

her to snap at me but

apologize when she suddenly takes my

up my arm, but I

small whimper escapes her throat and

a little

explains, holding her hand as

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

face and holds her

just tired,” 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 tears after being rejected by her son for the second

do it?” She asks, her

in my heart returns as she looks at me with

know he is truly unaware of how

let him stay in there too

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

alone with the cheeky pup grinning at

bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and

wash him so that he can enjoy

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 dismay

we are alone, I dress the

I whisper to him, sliding his

blue and brown eyes blinking at

is mommy sad?” He asks, a patient

s-she miss-misses home,”

“Oh,” he sighs.

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

i-it t-t-too,” I

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