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.

asks,

laugh a little and gesture for

***Natalia***

when suddenly a little white light

of a woman echoes from the light,

voice coming from?" I wonder, looking

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

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

is large and spacious with a high

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

connects the two

a large bed with

equipped with a sink, a toaster

left wall and hundreds of books

few toys, only

room, an air vent the only means of fresh air, providing ventilation and cool

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

is no child’s

This is a prison.

sheets of paper.He can’t be more than

left eye is completely swollen shut, dark

at his tears with his sleeve as he scribbles "My name is Zane" over and over

a pile of sheets repeating

Zane’s memories,

to jingle,

locks are undone, the door swings open, a beautiful

smile resemble Zane’s whenever he looks at

related, \take note, watching as Zane climbs out of his chair to greet the woman with

her arms, Zane resting his head

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

arms and rushes to the desk, pulling out a small

is busy

at little Zane

He asks, taking the card and reading the words out

Day, Wyatt.You smell very nice and you’re not mean.I like you." he says, his face softening

I’m glad I don’t smell,"

not a father

wife is due any minute now," the woman

have a card

he nods anyway and fishes out

it to the woman who

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

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

she pauses, searching for the

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

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

woman dismisses Wyatt, the two of them enjoying their

is very quiet as he eats, careful not

him the

suddenly bursts open, a tall

6ft 4, his bulging muscles

a scar just below his

is combed back and his eyes are almost

in here,

due for a meeting in 15

a gift for you," she

She’s his mother?I wonder.

man turns to look at Zane who is trembling in

"Go on, Zane,"

nudges him

Daddy what you made for him on his

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

flared nostrils keeps his head down, his

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

in the face, Zane falling over on the

on her feet in an instant, screaming

you animal!" she snarls, shoving him though

just showing you

did not look me in the

man looks another man in the eye when he’s talking

"He’s just a boy!"

Zane

that will one day lead

roars, curling his finger at Zane

leave behind a weak Alpha to take

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

with all

sobs I know

shaking legs and tear-stained cheeks, Zane faces his father, my heart swelling with pride at his sheer strength and courage at the

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

say the words, then he doesn’t

all alone in the pitch black

I have been unkind to a man who has grown up feeling unloved by

Zane staring blankly

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

was a prisoner

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