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.

you hear something?" she asks,

laugh a little and gesture for her

***Natalia***

 I scan the darkness behind my eyelids when suddenly a little white light

light, singing a

voice coming from?" I wonder, looking around the emptiness but

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

white light envelopes me, temporarily blinding me for a few moments before settling

large and spacious with a

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

rope bridge connects the

bridge, there is a large bed

equipped with a sink, a toaster oven, a mini fridge, and cabinets which I assume

beside the the left wall and hundreds of

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

an air vent the only means of fresh

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

child’s room,

This is a prison.

boy appears at the desk, hunching over several sheets of paper.He can’t be more than 5 or

eye is completely swollen shut, dark bruises littering the entirety of

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

there is a pile of sheets repeating

be Zane’s

on the door begin to jingle, the little boy

locks are undone, the door swings open,

resemble Zane’s whenever

climbs out of

him into her arms, Zane resting his head on her shoulder pushing in a small cart

quite handsome, his piercing blue eyes like

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

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

man looks down at little

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

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

I’m glad I

not a father

now," the woman

you have a card

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

hands it to the woman who reads it

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

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

pauses, searching for the

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

have our lunch, okay?" she forces a

woman dismisses Wyatt, the two

very quiet as he eats, careful not to

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

bursts open, a tall

at about 6ft 4, his bulging muscles and broad shoulders barely contained within

is a scar

is combed back and his

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

for a meeting in 15

gift

She’s his mother?I wonder.

Agnes? The man turns to look

"Go on, Zane,"

nudges him by

made for him on his

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

man towers over Zane, glaring at him with flared nostrils keeps his head down, his hand shaking violently

addressing me,

Zane in the face, Zane falling over on the ground with

her feet in an instant, screaming at

you animal!" she snarls, shoving

was just showing you his

me in the eye!" Sebastian

in the eye when

"He’s just a boy!"

Zane to his

will one day lead this pack,

finger at

behind a weak

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

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

breathes heavily, swallowing back the sobs I know he

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

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

say the words, then he

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

the memory, however, is the realization that I have been unkind to a man who has grown up feeling unloved by someone who should have

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

comfort him, my mind

a prisoner

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