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.

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

and gesture for

***Natalia***

suddenly a little white light appears in the

voice of a woman echoes from the light, singing

is that voice coming from?" I wonder, looking

with my thoughts, I decide to follow the voice towards the light,

it surfaced, the white light envelopes me, temporarily blinding me for a few moments

is large and spacious with a high ceiling, the decor

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

bridge connects the two

bridge, there is a large bed

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

the left wall and hundreds of books and index cards stored on

are very few toys, only a

an air vent the only means of

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

no child’s

This is a prison.

several sheets

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

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

is a pile of sheets

be Zane’s memories,

jingle, the little boy stiffening up

of the locks are undone, the door

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

related, \take note, watching as Zane climbs out of his

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

handsome, his piercing blue eyes like the ocean, and

arms and rushes to the desk, pulling out a small card with a crudely drawn wolf on

timidly pokes the man’s arm who is busy setting up the food on the

at little

kid?" He asks, taking the

smell very nice and you’re not mean.I

I

I'm not

is due any minute now," the woman laughs, Zane nodding

have

out another

it to the woman who

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

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

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

way." see in her eyes that even she

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

dismisses Wyatt, the two of them enjoying

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 tall man

4, his bulging muscles and broad shoulders barely contained within his dark

scar just below his

combed back and his

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

due for a

son has a gift for

She’s his mother?I wonder.

man turns to look

"Go on, Zane,"

him

made for him

his mother, climbing out of his seat and timidly holding out the card to his

nostrils keeps his head

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

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

on her feet in

animal!" she snarls, shoving him

was just showing you his

not look me in the eye!" Sebastian

another man in the eye when

"He’s just a boy!"

Zane

boy that will one

his finger at Zane

leave behind a weak Alpha to take

boy straightens himself out as he once again approaches his father.He holds his head high, his freshly split lip quivering slightly as he holds the

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

swallowing back the sobs I

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

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

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

fades into the abyss, leaving me all alone in the pitch black with my heart shattering

have been unkind to a

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

don’t even know what to say to help comfort him, my mind still reeling from

prisoner

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