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.

was that? Did you hear something?" she asks, her eyes opening and scanning

a little and gesture for her to close her

***Natalia***

the darkness behind my eyelids when suddenly a little white light appears in the black abyss of

echoes from the light, singing a sweet lullaby of

looking around the emptiness but only

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

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

and spacious with a high

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

bridge connects the

the bridge, there is a large

equipped with a sink, a toaster oven, a

sits beside the the left wall and hundreds of books and index

room, there are very few toys, only a small stuffed gray wolf sitting

in the room, an air vent the only

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

is no child’s room, I

This is a prison.

several sheets of paper.He can’t be more

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

scribbles "My name

is a pile of sheets repeating the

be Zane’s

the door begin to jingle, the little boy stiffening up

the door swings open, a beautiful

eyes and warm smile resemble

out of his chair to greet

arms, Zane resting his head on her

eyes like

pulling out a small card with

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

at little Zane

asks, taking the card and reading the words out

Father’s Day, Wyatt.You smell very nice and you’re not mean.I

glad I don’t

I'm not a

any minute now," the woman

you have

and fishes out another card, this one darker and

woman who

now," she says, her voice cracking a little

a very good boy, my love," she

she pauses,

very much.Just in his own way." see in her eyes that

lunch, okay?" she forces

woman dismisses Wyatt, the two of them enjoying their meal

careful not to

talking, explaining to him the many birds she saw on her

suddenly bursts open, a tall man storming

about 6ft 4, his bulging muscles and

a scar just below his

back and his eyes are almost

explain why you called me in here, Ellie?"

for a meeting in

gift for you," she

She’s his mother?I wonder.

about Agnes? The man turns to look at Zane who is trembling

"Go on, Zane,"

him

what you made for him on his

fear but does not disobey his mother, climbing out of his seat and

his head down, his hand shaking

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

Zane in the face, Zane falling over on the ground

feet in an

you animal!" she snarls, shoving him

was just showing you his

look me in the eye!" Sebastian

in

"He’s just a boy!"

Zane

will one day

roars, curling his finger at Zane

a weak Alpha

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

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

back the sobs I know he wants to

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

"Read it."

"Sebastian-"

then he doesn’t deserve to

all alone in the pitch black with my heart shattering to pieces at

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

I find Zane staring blankly at the floor, his face devoid of all

him, my mind still reeling from all

a prisoner in his own

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255