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?”

consent,

for Rosalie’s pup, some blankets, and Rio’s

pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from being

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

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

to the playground, several pups

game of sorts where they run after

could help comfort in some way, but

She is already frightened.

to

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

returns with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding

her shoulder, praising her

crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of her

as she puts her now sleeping pup away in

the

crown

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

Agnes “Sorry,”

with a

at her for a few moments before taking the flower crown and squeezing Agnes’

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

smiles nervously and apologizes once again for scaring

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

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

attacked?” Talia shifts uncomfortably on her pillow and shakes her

with a

“How old is he?”

lips in a tight line, as if holding

months old… almost

smiles proudly before her face grows

had a hard time talking to us about her story,” she

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,”

would have hurt you

Kota play with the other

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

at me to stop and walks on ahead of us to the guest house can feel a small pain in

Maybe hold her hand…

Grayson suggests.

walk

her

heart nearly stops as I mentally prepare for her to snap at

open my mouth to apologize when she suddenly takes my hand, interlocking our fingers in a firm

tingle up my arm, but I can still

whimper escapes her throat and

a little while longer

sorry,” She explains, holding her

f**k!” she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled down

hardens her face and holds her

tired,” She

She instructs

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

She asks, her voice

in my heart returns as she looks at

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

in there too long,”

you clean up if he makes a

down the hall, leaving me alone with the

grabbing a handful of bubbles and throwing them up

work to wash him so that he can enjoy

but I grab his two little

m-no-more, Kota,”

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

the little boy in a pair of blue

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

on his thumb, his blue and brown eyes blinking

sad?” He asks, a patient look

miss-misses home,” I

“Oh,” he sighs.

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

like i-it t-t-too,”

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