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.

she asks, her eyes opening and scanning the

gesture for her to close her eyes

***Natalia***

a little

woman echoes from the light, singing a

from?" I wonder, looking around the emptiness but only seeing

thoughts, I decide to follow the voice towards the light, approaching it

as abruptly as it surfaced, the white light envelopes me, temporarily blinding me

spacious with a high ceiling,

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

connects

a large bed with forest

a small kitchenette equipped with a sink, a toaster oven,

wall and hundreds of books and index cards stored on countless

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

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

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

is no child’s room, I

This is a prison.

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

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

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

pile of sheets

be Zane’s memories,

the door begin to jingle, the little

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

kind eyes and warm smile resemble Zane’s whenever

out of his

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

blue eyes like the ocean, and he is

of his mother's arms and rushes to the desk, pulling out a small card with a

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

man looks down at

the card and reading the words out

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

I’m glad I don’t smell,"

I'm not

minute now," the

do you have a card for your

fishes out another card, this one

to the woman who reads

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

boy, my love," she sighs, trying very hard not to

she pauses, searching for the

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

have our lunch, okay?"

dismisses Wyatt, the two of

very quiet as he eats, careful not to chew loudly

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

bursts open, a

4, his bulging muscles and broad shoulders barely

scar just below

is combed back and his eyes are almost black

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

due for a meeting

son has a gift for you," she replies

She’s his mother?I wonder.

turns to look at Zane who is trembling in his

"Go on, Zane,"

nudges him by

Daddy what you made for him on his

does not disobey his mother, climbing out

his

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

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

is on her feet in an instant, screaming at

animal!" she snarls, shoving

was just showing you

look me in the eye!"

looks another man in the eye when

"He’s just a boy!"

Zane to

will one day lead this

curling his finger at Zane to come

will not leave behind a weak Alpha to

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

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

back the sobs I know

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

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

he can’t say the words, then he doesn’t deserve

in the pitch

have been unkind to a man who has grown

open 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 all the information I

was a prisoner in his

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