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.

something?" she asks,

and gesture for her

***Natalia***

a little

from the light, singing a sweet lullaby of

coming from?" I wonder, looking around the

I decide to follow the voice towards the light,

the white light envelopes me, temporarily blinding me for

with a high

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

connects the

a large bed

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

small table with two chairs sits beside the the left wall and hundreds of books and index cards stored on

there are very few toys, only a small stuffed

the room, an air vent the only means of fresh air, providing ventilation and cool

appears to be bolted shut with a myriad of

is no child’s room, I

This is a prison.

little boy appears at the desk, hunching over several sheets of paper.He can’t be more

him and to my horror, find that his left eye is completely swollen shut,

scribbles "My name is Zane"

a pile of sheets

must be Zane’s memories, I

on the door begin to jingle, the little boy

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

kind eyes and warm smile resemble Zane’s

be related, \take note, watching as Zane climbs out of his chair to greet the woman with

beautiful boy," she giggles as she lifts him into her arms, Zane resting his head on her shoulder

quite handsome, his piercing blue eyes like the ocean, and he is fit but not

rushes to the desk, pulling out a small card with

the man’s arm who is busy setting

looks down at

for me kid?" He asks, taking the card

very nice and you’re not mean.I like you." he says, his face

glad I don’t

I'm not a father

due any minute now,"

have a

fishes out another card, this one darker and with no picture on

woman who reads

Father's Day, Dad.I promise to be good now," she says, her voice cracking a little as she reads

very good boy, my love," she sighs, trying

pauses,

baby.He loves you very much.Just in his own way." see in her eyes that even she doesn’t believe

lunch, okay?" she forces a smile, little Zane nodding

woman dismisses Wyatt, the two of them enjoying their meal

is very quiet as he eats, careful not

woman does most of the talking, explaining to him the many birds she saw on her run earlier

door suddenly bursts open, a

bulging muscles and broad shoulders barely

a scar just below his

hair is combed back and his

why you called me in here, Ellie?" he snaps

for a meeting in

has a gift for you," she replies

She’s his mother?I wonder.

man turns to look at Zane who is trembling in his

"Go on, Zane,"

nudges him

made for him on

father in fear but does not disobey his mother, climbing out of his seat and timidly

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

eye when addressing me, boy," the man spits, Zane

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

on her feet in an instant, screaming at the

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

just showing you

did not look me in the eye!" Sebastian

real man looks another man in the eye when he’s

"He’s just a boy!"

argues, helping Zane to his

will one day lead this

roars, curling his finger at

leave behind a weak Alpha to take

once again approaches his father.He holds his head high, his freshly split

remains strong, holding them back with

swallowing back the sobs I know he wants

tear-stained cheeks, Zane faces his father, my heart swelling with

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

he can’t say the words, then he doesn’t deserve to call me father," Sebastian

pitch black with my

more painful than the memory, however, is the realization that I have been unkind to a man who has grown up feeling unloved

staring blankly at the floor, his face devoid

comfort him, my mind

was a prisoner

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