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?”

before giving her consent, Kota bouncing with

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

explaining their purpose

like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure

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

to

game of sorts where they run after each other and

wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way,

She is already frightened.

need to

walks around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades

into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately

watches with awe over her shoulder, praising her

crown to Rosalie, placing it on top

asks with a smile as she puts her now sleeping

says, remembering the ‘thank you’ sign

weaves yet another flower crown and

been so

Agnes “Sorry,”

signs with a

her for a few moments before taking the flower

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

and apologizes once again

interaction with intrigue before asking a question I had been asking myself since I first met

werewolves?” She asks bluntly, placing her chin in

you attacked?” Talia shifts uncomfortably on

she says with a forced smile, adjusting her

“How old is he?”

as if holding

months old…

proudly before her face grows

time talking to us

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

you already if we wanted

silent and watches Kota play

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 lifting his arms up for

the hurt in her eyes at being

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 make the small trek in silence

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

but pick up my pace until I walk alongside

drop of courage I have, I touch her

to snap at

takes my hand, interlocking our fingers

I can still feel her hand

lower lip as a small whimper escapes her throat and she squeezes my hand

me for a little while

holding her

a few stray

her face and holds

She whispers, avoiding

room,” She instructs as

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

you do it?” She asks,

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

I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple

stay in there too long,” she says

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

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

eagerly undresses and climbs into the bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them up in the

him so that he can enjoy the bubbles

me many times, but I grab his two

Kota,”

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

alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

whisper to him, sliding his socks over

thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

asks, a patient look in his

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

“Oh,” he sighs.

here.” I hide my smile and finish

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