The Silent Alpha

Chapter 28: Date 3 

***Zane*** 

"You can use my phone if that helps,"

Talia suggests, pulling out her phone from her pocket and unlocking it for me.

Beads of sweat gather at my temple as I stare blankly at the Notepad app.

She's not asking for much, Grayson mutters.

Did you miss the part where she’s been married to a perfect Alpha? I snap at him.

What do you think will go through her head when she realizes she’s mated to a freak? You are being dramatic, Grayson groans.

He wasn’t THAT perfect.

He cheated on her! WITH HER SISTER! That's not the point! The point is my own father refused to recognize meas his son! \retort.

When Talia realizes how truly worthless I am, she'll reject me like everyone else has.

Do you not trust our mate will treat us fairly? Grayson asks.

I look up at my mate, her smile faltering with my everlasting silence.

She deserves the truth...

Grayson sighs.

And so do we.

We won't know how she truly feels about us if all we show her is a lie.

But...Anything.

The phone trembles in my hand, my fingers unwilling to type out a message.

Minutes crawl by before Talia finally loses her patience.

"Okay, I think this date is over,"

Talia laughs dryly, my heart sinking as a few tears cling to her eyes.

She wipes at them angrily and starts to get up, disappointed by my lack of response.

"I honestly don’t even know what I was expecting," she mutters, shaking her head at herself.

"This was such a f*****g mistake and I can’t even be mad at you because I did this to myself," she huffs, rolling her eyes.

"I should have just kept my mouth shut."

She presses the palms of her hands against her eyes to stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks.

"Please take me home," she whimpers.

"I don’t want to be here anymore."

My mind goes into a panic when I hear the hurt in her voice.I open my mouth to explain but it feels as though the wind has been knocked out of me and all that comes out is a gasp.

Come on! I snap at myself.

Say something! But the harder I try to utter a word, the drier my mouth feels and the heavier my tongue becomes.

All the memories of my father screaming at me to speak come flooding back and the words get caught in my throat, unable to escape.

She deserves the truth, I remind myself, taking a few deep breaths and rising to my feet shoulders and turn her towards me, embracing her in my arms.

I try to hold her to my chest but Talia only shakes her head in anger at me.

"No," she cries.

"You don’t get to just hug this all away.I told you my story.I shared my pain with you," she hiccups.

"Why can’t you do the same for me?"

Knowing she is right, I urge her to sit back down, patting the space beside me as my eyes plead with her to sit.

Reluctantly, she settles down, hugging her knees to her chest.

Her brown eyes watch me carefully, scrutinizing my every move.

I pull the phone from my pocket and after she unlocks it, I type out my plan.

"I can’t tell you my story, but I can show you," She reads aloud.

"Close your eyes."

She gives me a confused look but I just smile and place my hand over my own eyes to show her what I need from her.

Very hesitantly, she places both hands over her eyes, sighing deeply in annoyance.

Taking a deep breath, I close my own eyes and concentrate, letting down my walls and accepting the river of thoughts coming from my mate.

"This is silly," her voice echoes in my head.

"Shhh,"

I whisper, Talia suddenly jumping up and looking around frantically.

Did you hear something?" she asks, her eyes opening and scanning the

gesture for

***Natalia***

behind my eyelids when suddenly a little white light

a woman echoes from the light, singing a sweet lullaby of sorts, and I

looking around

alone with my thoughts, I decide to

surfaced, the white light envelopes me, temporarily blinding me for a few moments before settling back and revealing a

room is large and spacious with a high

treehouse sitting on the tree on the left and a slide wrapping around

bridge connects

the bridge, there is a large bed with forest covers

opposite side of the room there is what appears to be a small kitchenette equipped with a sink, a toaster oven, a mini fridge,

table with two chairs sits beside the the left wall and hundreds

room, there are very few toys, only a small stuffed gray

surprise, there are no windows in the room, an air vent the only means

of the room, which appears to be bolted shut with a myriad of locks

child’s

This is a prison.

several sheets of paper.He can’t be

to him and to my horror, find that his left eye is completely swollen shut, dark bruises littering the

his tears with his sleeve as he scribbles "My

a pile of sheets repeating the same

Zane’s

to jingle, the

several of the locks are undone, the door swings open, a beautiful woman walking

and warm smile resemble Zane’s whenever he looks

climbs out of his chair to greet

as she lifts him into her arms, Zane resting his head on her shoulder pushing in a small

quite handsome, his piercing blue eyes like the ocean, and he is

out of his mother's arms and rushes to the desk, pulling out a small

who is busy

down at little Zane

He asks, taking the card and reading

smell very nice and you’re not mean.I

I’m glad I don’t smell,"

not

now," the woman laughs,

you have a card for your

smile falters slightly but he nods anyway and fishes out another card, this one darker and

the woman who reads it

cracking a little as she reads before

love," she sighs, trying very hard not to let

is just...." she pauses,

loves you, baby.He loves you very much.Just in his own way." see

okay?"

Wyatt, the two of them enjoying their

is very quiet as he eats, careful not

the talking, explaining to him the many birds she saw on

bursts open, a

6ft 4, his bulging muscles and broad

is a scar

and his eyes are almost

you called me in here, Ellie?" he snaps at the

for a meeting in 15

a gift

She’s his mother?I wonder.

what about Agnes? The man turns to look at Zane who is

"Go on, Zane,"

him by

you made for him

not disobey his mother, climbing out of

nostrils keeps his head down, his hand shaking violently as he holds

will look me in the eye when addressing me, boy," the man spits, Zane remaining

then raises his arm and strikes Zane in the face, Zane falling over on the ground with

feet in an instant, screaming at the

you animal!" she snarls, shoving him though he does not

just showing

did not look me

man in the eye when

"He’s just a boy!"

Zane to

will one day

curling his finger at Zane to come

I will not leave behind a

his father.He holds his head high, his freshly split lip quivering slightly as he holds

strong, holding them back with all of his might so as not

heavily, swallowing back the sobs I know he

father, my heart swelling with pride at

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

then he doesn’t deserve to

into the abyss, leaving me all alone in the pitch black with my heart shattering to pieces at

realization that I have been unkind to a man who has grown up feeling unloved by someone

I open my eyes, I find Zane staring blankly at the floor, his face devoid

what to say to help comfort him, my mind still reeling

was a prisoner in his own

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