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.

and we'll make sure

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

steps out of Christian’s arms to stand by her

"Adios, Mami,"

squeeze as the nurse begins to turn off

nurse reaches over to remove the ventilator from her mother’s

she whispers

do this.I

calm her down by hugging

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

into the The nurse pauses and

the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of

"It’s okay, Mami,"

away the last

scared but I’ll take good care of her

nurse promised, it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes

Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to find her

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

or upset, quietly

whimpers, her body shaking with

couldn’t watch them ...k-kill her," she

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

another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting

"I know..."

hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into

white with minimal decor, just a few plants here

the room, right wall, there is a reading

full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia

calculator and jotting something

in concentration when a gentle knock

in," she calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking into

small bouquet of flowers and a little red box in

rushing to greet

we’ve talked about this," the woman

call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me

flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man beside

man who only gives her a quick glance and nods in

husband in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart

embarrassed, Kay clears her throat and cheerfully

she chirps, smiling like a two years and Goddess you have

She asks her

looks at Talia, his intense stare

by his cold

we have a gift for you," Kay continues, attempting

you

box and extracts a beautiful

bit of

with your fertility.Figured it would be worth a

"Oh I see,"

I see the anger twitching

you.How thoughtful of

yes.Because a few stones are going to fix the

Hart mutters, Talia doing her best to

pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A

"Christopher!"

snaps at

that back this

might be a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to

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

month," Mr.Hart

him an heir or I will see

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring

never approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself before storming out of the

at

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think

Talia shrugs, walking back to

getting used

and she excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia

the bracelet on left wrist, her lower

take a deep breath.I

does not need me, wiping her own tears

her work, somehow finding the strength to

Talia doubles over, intensifies,

scream and she collapses on her knees

on the desk, her fingers shaking as she dials

into the

"He-help me."

the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down

what happened?" the man asks,

holds back her

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing at

breathe! Jordan, I can’t

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

clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at

room morphs into a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as he holds her

no longer screaming or writhing but still

to be

tries to soothe

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