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.

minutes and

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

Christian’s arms to stand by her sister, grabbing hold

"Adios, Mami,"

squeeze as the nurse begins to turn off the

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

she

do this.I

to calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks

murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last of

just scared but I’ll take good care of her for

Talia’s mother finally goes home,

Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she

does not take her long to find her, Vanessa curled up on the floor,

does not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

whimpers, her body shaking with

watch them ...k-kill her," she hiccups, Talia

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

giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest

"I know..."

disappears into the abyss, morphing

white with minimal decor,

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

entire left wall is a book shelf full of thick books and a wedding

a calculator

a gentle knock

a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking into

woman holds a small bouquet of flowers and a little red box in her hands, a

to greet the woman

the woman

me Kay. You

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the

silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods

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

throat and cheerfully hands the

my dear," she chirps, smiling like a two years and Goddess you have done an

honey?" She

Talia, his intense stare sending chills down my

his

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

hope you

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

bit of hurt flickering in Talia’s

bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see

you.How thoughtful of

few stones are

Talia doing her

it, Kay.She’s a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter of pups by

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

take that back

a Luna, but she’s

stands tall as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight tremor

month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice low

Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will see to it that you are

"Christopher!"

only glaring at her

have never approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself before

at Talia

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t

shrugs, walking

used to

she excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her

ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip

closes her eyes to take a

wiping her own

of her as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet in front of

her work, Talia doubles over,

scream and she collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms wrapping around her

her a moment to reach for her phone on the desk,

she gaps into the phone, her

"He-help me."

minutes before a man bursts through the door,

happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia

holds back her scream

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing

Jordan, I can’t

named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries

clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look

Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown

have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing but

to be

tries to

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