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?”

at Rosalie and I before giving her consent, Kota

the stroller for Rosalie’s

and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk

like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with

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

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

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

vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

of the park, picking flowers,

her nimble

with awe over her shoulder, praising her

Rosalie,

with a smile as she puts her now

she says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

crown and places it on Talia’s

been so focused on

Agnes “Sorry,”

a

moments before taking the flower

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

apologizes once again

I had been

asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and

on her

lovely pup…” she says with a

“How old is he?”

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

four months old…

smiles proudly before her face grows

talking to us about

us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we’re going to eat you,” she says with a

hurt you already if we wanted

and watches Kota play with the

park for lunch and a few hours thereafter until Kota and Rio tire themselves

smile, but I can see the hurt in her

his mother, Talia shakes her head at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small

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, Talia flinching away at the

for her to snap at me but instead,

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

tingle up my arm, but I

bites down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my

a little while longer before

holding her

f**k!” she groans, wiping a few stray tears

face and holds her

She whispers,

the room,” She instructs as she walks

the house, Talia 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

you do it?” She asks, her

pain in my heart returns as she looks at me with glossy

know he is truly unaware of how much

stay in there too long,” she

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

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

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

to wash him so that he can enjoy the bubbles before the water turns

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

Kota,”

the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay

I dress the little boy in

I whisper to him, sliding his socks over

sucks on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes

mommy sad?” He asks, a patient look in his

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

“Oh,” he sighs.

it here.” I hide my smile and finish

i-it

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