***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?"
her consent, Kota bouncing with excitement
Rosalie's
their purpose
Kota like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio
park, I help Evan set up a picnic for the girls, spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them to sit
through the open field to
of sorts where they run after each
wish with all my heart that I could help comfort in some way,
She is already frightened.
to scare her
walks around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks,
a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades
watches with awe over her
crown to Rosalie, placing it on top of
with a smile as she puts
she says, remembering the
flower crown
gesture, having been so focused on
Agnes "Sorry,"
with a trembling hand,
blinks at her for a few moments before taking the flower
me, is all," Talia apologizes, turning to
nervously and apologizes once again for scaring
question I had been asking myself since I first
placing her chin
uncomfortably on her pillow
a lovely pup..." she says with
"How old is he?"
line, as if
four months old… almost
proudly before
us about her
I get it if you don't want to tell us.But just FYI, you are safe here so you can
have hurt you already if
silent and watches Kota play with the other
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
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
Maybe hold her hand...
Grayson suggests.
my pace until I walk alongside her, Kota
every drop of courage I have, I touch her hand, Talia flinching away at the sensation of the
for her to snap at me but instead,
takes my hand,
my arm, but I can still
as a small whimper escapes
a little while
holding her
not… f**k!" she groans, wiping a few stray tears that rolled
and holds her
She whispers,
She
prepares 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 after being rejected by her son
do it?" She
little pain in my heart returns as
is truly unaware of how much his simple request is hurting her.I accept and Talia hands
there too long," she
so be firm and have him help you clean
the hall, leaving me alone with the
tub, grabbing
work to wash him so that he can enjoy the
tries to splash me many times, but I grab his two little hands and place them over his
Kota," I
tub, the water slowly draining down the hole much to Kota’s dismay glance at the
that we are alone, I dress the little boy
I- t-think yo-your mommy is s-sad," I whisper to him,
blue and brown eyes blinking at
sad?" He asks, a patient
thi-thi-think s-she miss-misses home," I
"Oh," he sighs.
like it here." I hide my
i-it t-t-too," I
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