The Silent Alpha

Chapter 36: Hidden II

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"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.

minutes and we'll

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

by

"Adios, Mami,"

her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to turn off

reaches over to remove the ventilator

she whispers

can’t do this.I

calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

The nurse pauses

she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of

"It’s okay, Mami,"

wiping away the last of

of her for you.You just go

a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team wheeling her into

more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off

her long to find her, Vanessa curled up on the floor, hugging her

angry or upset, quietly

whimpers, her

couldn’t do it.I couldn’t watch them ...k-kill her,"

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

a tight squeeze and letting her rest

"I know..."

hospital disappears into the abyss,

with minimal decor, just a few plants

wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy

shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia and

a calculator and jotting something down

when a gentle knock on the

woman and a brooding man walking into the

small bouquet of flowers and a little

rushing to

talked about this," the woman corrects

can call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man beside

the silent man who only gives her

husband in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls in

cheerfully hands the small red

smiling like a two years and Goddess

She asks her

looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills

his cold demeanor, keeping

have a gift for you," Kay continues,

you like

extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone

a bit of hurt

meant to bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see the anger twitching in her

you.How thoughtful of

few stones are going to fix the problem

Hart mutters, Talia doing her

pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter of

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that back this

be a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to

for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight

Mr.Hart

getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will see to it that you are

"Christopher!"

only glaring at

he mutters to himself before storming out of

at

sorry,"

didn’t

walking back

used to

softens and she excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for

if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering when she finally

cheeks as she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I could

me, wiping her own

her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet

as suddenly as she begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from the

a silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto

moment to reach for her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking

gaps into the phone, her

"He-help me."

before a man bursts through the door,

what happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia

her

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands

can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t

named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to think of what

Dr.Lila can take a look at you," he says,

in a patient

have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing but

going to be

to

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