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 bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps at

with the stroller for Rosalie’s pup, some

chatters away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their

me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead

up a picnic for

the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him

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

remain vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way, but I know better than to push

She is already frightened.

do not need to scare her

picking flowers, thin sticks, and long

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

with awe over her shoulder, praising

then presents the crown to Rosalie, placing it

asks with a smile as

you,” she says, remembering the ‘thank you’

flower crown and places it on

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

Agnes “Sorry,”

signs with a trembling hand,

for a few moments before taking the flower crown

is all,” Talia apologizes, turning to me

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

asking a question I had been asking myself since

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

Talia shifts uncomfortably on her

with a forced smile, adjusting her

“How old is he?”

as if holding her tongue, before turning to

months old…

before her face

time talking to us about her

here so you can stop looking at us like

have hurt you already if we wanted

and watches Kota play with

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 tire themselves out and lifting his arms up for me to carry

I can see the hurt in her

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 and try to think of something I could

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

gulp but pick up my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota mumbling

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

stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at

takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in

arm, but I can still

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

for a little while longer before

her hand as if it

wiping a few

face and holds her head

just tired,” She whispers, avoiding

She instructs

he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her

it?” She asks, her

returns as she looks at me with glossy

mother’s heart, but I know he is truly unaware of

stay in there too long,”

cold.He likes to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he makes

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

bubble filled tub, grabbing a handful

he can enjoy the bubbles before the water turns

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

m-no-more, Kota,” I say

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

are alone, I dress the little boy in a pair of

whisper to him, sliding his

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking at

asks, a

miss-misses home,” I

“Oh,” he sighs.

I hide my smile and finish putting on his other

i-it

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