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, Kota bouncing

the stroller for Rosalie’s

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

close to me, watching Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure her that her pup

picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and

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

begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if

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

She is already frightened.

to scare her any

park, picking flowers,

into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding

over her shoulder, praising

the crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of her

for me?” Rosalie asks with a smile as

she says, remembering the

crown and

fright at the gesture, having been so focused on

Agnes “Sorry,”

with a trembling hand,

a few moments before taking

scared me, is all,” Talia apologizes, turning

apologizes once again for scaring

I had been asking myself since I

are you so afraid of werewolves?” She asks bluntly, placing her chin in her hand and looking at Talia

on her pillow and shakes her

says with a forced smile,

“How old is he?”

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

four months old…

proudly before

a 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

would have hurt you already if we

Kota play

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

the hurt in her eyes at being

at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

walk alongside her, Kota mumbling with sleepiness

drop of courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away

mentally prepare for her to snap at me but instead, she just stares

takes my hand, interlocking our

but I

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

onto me for a

sorry,” She explains, holding her hand as if it

wiping a few stray tears that rolled down her

hardens her face and holds her head

just tired,” She whispers, avoiding my

the room,” She instructs as she

to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like she might burst into tears after being rejected by her son for the second

do it?” She asks, her voice

my heart returns as she looks at me with glossy

but I know he is truly unaware of how

in there too long,” she

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

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

tub, grabbing a handful of bubbles

wash him so that he can enjoy the

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

m-no-more, Kota,”

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

the little

I whisper to him, sliding his socks over

blue and brown eyes

asks, a patient look in his

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

“Oh,” he sighs.

it here.” I hide my smile and finish

like i-it t-t-too,”

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