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?”

giving her consent,

the stroller for Rosalie’s pup,

their purpose

stays close to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with

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

open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

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

I wish with all my heart that I could

She is already frightened.

need to scare her any

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

into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of grass

watches with awe over her shoulder,

presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it on

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

you,” she says, remembering the ‘thank

weaves yet another flower crown and places

the gesture, having been so focused on her pup and not noticing Agnes getting

Agnes “Sorry,”

with a trembling

before taking the

scared me, is all,”

and apologizes once

question I had been asking myself since

why are you so afraid of werewolves?” She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

with a forced

“How old is he?”

her lips in a tight line, as

four months old…

smiles proudly before her

hard time talking to us about her story,” she says with

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 you,”

have hurt you already

Kota

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 me to carry

the hurt in her eyes at being

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

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

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

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

her to snap at me but instead, she just stares at my

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

tingle up my arm, but I can still feel her hand

down on her lower lip as a small whimper escapes

for a little while longer before letting

her hand

groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled

face and

She whispers,

room,” She instructs as she walks ahead

her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after

do it?” She asks, her voice

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

to scold the little boy for breaking his mother’s heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I

in there

firm and have him help you clean up if he makes a

leaving me alone with the cheeky pup

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

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

Talia forewarned, Kota tries to splash me many times, but I grab

Kota,” I say

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

dress the little boy in a pair of blue

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

blue and brown eyes blinking at

sad?” He asks, a patient look

s-she miss-misses home,”

“Oh,” he sighs.

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

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