The Silent Alpha

Chapter 36: Hidden II

***Zanet****

"Zane, l-"

Talia pauses for a moment to wipe her tears and several thoughts fill my head.

ls my past too much of a burden to share with her? Am I too broken to love? 

“Thank you so much for sharing with me," she murmurs, my entire body tensing as I brace myself for her to turn me down for my baggage.

My mate, however, interlocks our fingers together, bringing my hand up to her lips and kissing it.

"You are so strong, Zane," she whispers through her tears.

"So strong and so brave," she adds, giving my hand a squeeze.

"My problems feel so small compared to yours now," she chuckles sheepishly.

"I had a much easier life than you did.Good parents and for a brief time, a good husband."

She fidgets with her hair at the mention of her ex husband and I frown at her.I did not show her my past to compare pain.

Pain is pain, no matter how small or big.I hold her close, hoping I can somehow shield her away from any more pain and suffering.

"I guess it’s my turn, isn’t it?" she says quietly, resting her it?"

I nod my head and place my hands over her eyes.

My walls come down and I focus on her thoughts until the pitch black fades away.

It doesn’t take long for me to figure out that I am in a hospital room of sorts, a machine steadily beeping in the corner as I look around.

The room is quite spacious with a large window overlooking the city.

A woman lays asleep on the hospital bed, a series of tubes coming out of her.

Her face is bruised and swollen, her entire body covered in bandages.

Talia sits by her side, her thumb caressing the back of the woman’s hand.

"I’m sorry, Mami," she murmurs as she strokes the woman’s cheek.

"I-I’m so sorry for pushing you away this past year.I should have...I should have tried to understand you more because I know that you only ever had the best intentions for me."

She stops to catch her breath and wipe her tears.

"I know you don’t like him much, but Christian is a good man..." she says with a forced smile.

"And he’ll take good care of me.I know he will...So you don’t have to worry about me anymore.You can rest now with Dad.Yo voy a estar bien {I’m gonna be okay},"

She leans over her mother and kisses her on the forehead.

"Te quiero mucho, mami.{I love you}.Siempre te voy a querer {I will always love you}.For a moment, she stays there with her cheek pressed against her mother’s before her phone dings and she looks down to read the message.is almost here, okay? Just a little more and then I-I’ll...I’ll let you go, okay?" she smiles through her tears.

Her lips tremble as she brushes away the woman’s hair.

"Un poquito mas {Just a little more}."

The heart monitor responds with its beeping but the woman never stirs.

Suddenly, the door bursts open, the same woman from Talia’s last memory and her ex-husband bursting in.

That must be Vanessa, I note, watching her ignore Talia as she rushes to the woman’s side and kisses her forehead.

Christian, however, comes up behind Talia and holds her to his chest.

I know it shouldn’t, but it angers me to see my mate in his arms.

"Ay, Mami,"

Vanessa whispers as brushes away her mother’s hair, her voice morphing into a sob.

";Qué te pasd? ;Qué te hicieron? {What happened to you? What did they do to you?}"

She turns to Talia, her face stained with tears.

"Are you sure she’s..."

Her voice trails off at the end but Talia understands and nods as she wipes the tears on her face.

"And Dad?" Talia shakes her head, a fresh stream of tears rolling down her cheeks.

Christain squeezes her tightly, Talia burying her face in his chest as he responds on her behalf.

"They couldn’t do anything for him.He died on impact..." he Asmall whimper escapes Talia’s throat while Vanessa caresses her mother’s cheeks.

The medical team arrives, Talia sobbing even louder now that the end is near.

"l-is she in pain?" Vanessa asks.

"Does she hurt?"

One of the nurses steps forward.

"No, sweetie.She’s not in any pain."

"Good," Vanessa nods to herself.

"And...H-how many....How many lives is she saving?"

"Four," the nurse responds.

"She’s saving four."

"O-Okay,"

Vanessa says to herself, kissing her mothers cheek.

"H-How long will it take before...she umm...before she..."

"Not long," the nurse.

a few minutes and we'll

"O-okay,"

looking over

"Okay."

stand by her sister, grabbing hold of her mother’s

"Adios, Mami,"

as

the

can’t," she whispers

can’t do

to calm her down by

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

the room and into the The nurse pauses and

and proceeding with the

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the last of her

scared but I’ll take good care of her for you.You just go home to Dad.We'll

it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical

few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes

find her, Vanessa curled

or upset, quietly sitting

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body

them ...k-kill her," she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm around her sister's

"I couldn't...I couldn't..."

giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her head on

"I know..."

disappears into the

minimal decor, just a

middle of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair

full of thick

desk, punching away at a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet

a gentle knock on the

calls out, a beautiful woman and

a little red box in

smiles happily, rushing to greet

the woman corrects her, her smile

call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man

the silent man who only gives her

to behave but Mr.Hart only growls in

her throat and cheerfully hands the small red box to

dear," she chirps, smiling like a two years and Goddess

honey?" She asks her

Talia, his intense stare

does not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping

we have a gift for you," Kay

you

opens the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads "It’s a

of hurt flickering

to bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would be worth

"Oh I see,"

politely, although I see the anger

you.How thoughtful of

few stones are going to fix the problem

doing her best to stay

one at that.A real she-wolf would

"Christopher!"

snaps at

take that back this

but she’s a disgrace to this pack!" Mr.Hart

berates her for her failure to produce an heir but

turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart

him an heir or I

"Christopher!"

shouts, her husband only glaring at her

of this marriage," he mutters to himself before storming

at

sorry,"

didn’t

shrugs, walking back to her

used to

excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit

as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her

closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I

does not need me, wiping her own

she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to

Talia doubles over, intensifies,

on her knees onto the floor, her arms

her a moment to reach for her phone on the

the phone, her

"He-help me."

before a man

happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia in his

back her scream to

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at her

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

as he tries to think

so Dr.Lila can take a look at you," he says, carrying her out

anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as he holds her

Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still equally

to

tries to soothe

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