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?”

and I before giving her consent, Kota

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

chatters away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the

me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of

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

with Rio through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering

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

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

She is already frightened.

not need to scare her any

picking flowers,

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

watches with awe over her shoulder,

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing

asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping pup away

you,” she says, remembering the

crown and places

at the gesture, having been so focused on

Agnes “Sorry,”

signs with a

before taking the flower

all,” Talia

smiles nervously and apologizes once again

I had been asking myself since I first met

asks bluntly, placing her chin in

you attacked?” Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

pup…” she says with a forced smile,

“How old is he?”

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

four months old…

proudly before her face grows

to us about her story,”

it if you 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 eat

have hurt you already if we

remains silent and watches Kota play with the other

seems 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 Kota and Rio

forces a smile, but I can see the

house can feel a small pain in my heart as we make the small trek

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

up every drop of courage I have, I touch her

stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a firm

I can still feel her hand shaking

escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand with all her

onto me for a little while longer before

explains, holding her hand

a few stray tears that rolled down

her face and holds her head

just tired,” She

to the room,” She

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

She asks, her voice

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

heart, but I know he is truly unaware of

in there too long,”

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

leaving me alone

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

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

me many times, but I grab his

Kota,”

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

are alone, I dress the little boy in

whisper to him, sliding his socks

his blue and brown eyes

He asks, a patient

miss-misses home,”

“Oh,” he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish

like i-it t-t-too,”

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