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.

that? Did you hear something?" she asks,

a little and gesture for

***Natalia***

suddenly a little white

a woman echoes from the light, singing a sweet

is that voice coming from?" I wonder, looking around

decide to follow the

blinding me for a few moments

room is large and spacious with a high ceiling, the decor

opposite sides of the room, a treehouse sitting on the tree on the left and a slide wrapping

bridge connects the two

the bridge, there is a large bed

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

the left wall and hundreds of books

very few toys, only a small

are no windows in the room, an air vent the only

room, which appears to be bolted shut with a myriad

no child’s room,

This is a prison.

desk, hunching over several sheets of paper.He can’t be more than

left eye is completely swollen shut, dark bruises

with his sleeve as he scribbles "My name is Zane" over and over again on a sheet of

a pile of sheets

be Zane’s memories, I

jingle, the little boy stiffening up

several of the locks are undone, the door swings open, a

eyes and warm smile resemble Zane’s whenever he looks at

as Zane climbs out of his chair to greet the woman with

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

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

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

pokes the man’s arm who is busy setting up the

down at little

kid?" He asks, taking the card and reading

not mean.I like

I

I'm not a

minute now," the woman laughs, Zane

have

smile falters slightly but he nods anyway and fishes out another card, this one darker and with no picture

hands it to the woman who reads

says, her voice cracking a little as she reads before she kneels down and

my love," she sighs, trying very

just...." she pauses, searching for the right

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

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

two of them enjoying their

careful

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

door suddenly bursts open,

6ft 4, his bulging muscles and

a scar

and his eyes are almost black

you called me in here,

due for a meeting in 15

has a gift for

She’s his mother?I wonder.

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

"Go on, Zane,"

him

Daddy what you made for him

climbing out of his seat and

nostrils keeps his head down,

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

the face, Zane falling over on the ground with a small

is on her feet in an instant, screaming at

you animal!" she snarls, shoving him

just showing you his

me in the eye!"

looks another man in the eye when he’s

"He’s just a boy!"

helping Zane to his

boy that will one day lead

roars, curling his finger

a weak Alpha

again approaches his father.He holds his head high, his freshly split lip quivering slightly as he holds the card out to

holding them back with all of his might

heavily, swallowing back the sobs I know

Zane faces his father, my heart swelling with pride at his sheer strength and courage at

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

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

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

the realization that I have been unkind to a man who has

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

to say to help comfort him, my mind still reeling from all the information

was a prisoner in

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