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, her eyes opening

and gesture for her to close her eyes

***Natalia***

darkness behind my eyelids when suddenly a little white

of a woman echoes from the light, singing a

I wonder, looking around the emptiness but only

decide to follow the voice towards the

as abruptly as it surfaced, the white light envelopes me, temporarily blinding me for a few moments before settling back

and spacious with a high ceiling, the decor mimicking

sides of the room, a treehouse sitting on the

connects the

the bridge, there is a large bed

small kitchenette equipped

beside the the left wall and

appearing to be a child’s room, there are very few toys, only a small stuffed gray wolf

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

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

no child’s room, I

This is a prison.

sheets of

horror, find that his left eye is completely swollen shut, dark bruises littering the entirety of his face and

he scribbles "My name is Zane"

is a pile of sheets repeating

be Zane’s memories, I

jingle, the little boy stiffening

the locks are undone, the door

warm smile resemble Zane’s whenever he looks at

Zane climbs out of

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

blue eyes like the ocean,

and rushes to the desk, pulling out a small card with

timidly pokes the man’s arm who is busy

looks down at little

kid?" He asks, taking the card and reading the words out

smell very nice and you’re not mean.I like

I

not a father

now," the woman laughs,

sweetie, do you have a card

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

woman who

promise to be good now," she says, her voice cracking a little as she reads before she kneels down and pulls Zane to

my love," she sighs, trying very hard

she pauses, searching for

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

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

woman dismisses Wyatt, the two of them enjoying

as he eats, careful

does most of the talking, explaining to him the

bursts open, a tall

his bulging muscles and broad shoulders barely contained within his

a scar just below

combed back and his eyes are almost

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

for a meeting in 15

gift for

She’s his mother?I wonder.

turns to look at Zane who is trembling in his

"Go on, Zane,"

him by

Daddy what you made for him

not disobey his mother, climbing out of his seat and

flared nostrils keeps his head down, his hand shaking violently

eye when addressing me,

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

feet in an instant,

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

was just showing

did not look me in

man in the

"He’s just a boy!"

argues, helping Zane

will one day lead this pack,

his finger

not leave behind a weak Alpha

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

eyes but little Zane remains strong, holding them back with all of his might so as not

breathes heavily, swallowing back the sobs I

father, my heart swelling with pride at his sheer strength and courage at the card

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

can’t say the words, then he

all alone in the pitch black with

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

blankly at the floor, his

say to help comfort him, my mind

a prisoner in his

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