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?”

I before giving her consent, Kota bouncing

with the stroller for Rosalie’s

away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to

stays 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 pillows for

to the playground, several pups

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

heart that I could help comfort in

She is already frightened.

to

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

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

over her

Rosalie,

with a smile as she puts

the

crown and places

been so

Agnes “Sorry,”

a trembling

a few moments before taking the flower crown

you just scared me, is all,”

apologizes once again for scaring

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

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

on

pup…” she says with a

“How old is he?”

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

months old… almost

smiles proudly before

talking to us about her story,” she

are safe here so you can stop looking at us like we’re going to

would have hurt you already if we wanted

and watches Kota

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

I can see the hurt

I can urge Kota 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.

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

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

stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at me

apologize when she suddenly takes my

up my arm, but I can still feel

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

holds onto me for a little while longer

explains, holding her hand as if

groans, wiping a few stray tears

hardens her face and holds her

tired,” She

the room,” She instructs

At the house, Talia prepares a warm bath for Kota, but he begs her to let me wash him in her place.Talia looks like

it?” She asks, her voice

returns as she

his mother’s heart, but I know he is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia hands

in there too long,” she

to splash you so be firm and have him help you clean up if he

hall, leaving me alone with the cheeky pup grinning

grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them up in the

that he can enjoy the bubbles before the

Kota tries to splash me many times, but I

Kota,” I say

the hole

alone, I dress the

is s-sad,” I whisper

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

asks, a

s-she miss-misses home,” I

“Oh,” he sighs.

here.” I hide my smile

like i-it t-t-too,” I

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