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

the stroller for Rosalie’s pup,

their purpose

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

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

to the playground, several

with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where

remain vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare

perimeter of the park, picking

pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her incredible

the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of

smile as she puts her now sleeping pup

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign from this

another flower crown and places

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

Agnes “Sorry,”

a trembling hand,

a few moments before taking the

all,” Talia apologizes, turning to me to

nervously and apologizes once again

I

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

shifts uncomfortably on

says with

“How old is he?”

in a tight line, as if holding her tongue, before turning

months old… almost

smiles proudly before her

us about her story,” she says with a

just FYI, you are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we’re

would have hurt you already

and watches Kota play with

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

can see the hurt in her eyes at

at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

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

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

as I mentally prepare for her to snap

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

but I

whimper escapes

onto me for a

sorry,” She explains, holding her hand

wiping a few stray

and holds her

just tired,” She whispers,

Kota to the room,” She instructs as

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

you do it?” She asks, her voice

as she looks

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

there too long,” she

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

alone with the cheeky pup grinning at me

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

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

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

Kota,”

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 little boy in a pair of blue

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

his blue and

He asks,

s-she miss-misses home,” I

“Oh,” he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting on

like i-it t-t-too,” I

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