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 we'll

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

whimpers, giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as

to remove the ventilator

can’t," she

can’t do this.I can’t

tries to calm her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

The nurse pauses and

and proceeding with

"It’s okay, Mami,"

wiping away the

take good care of her for you.You just

takes a few minutes before Talia’s

moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to

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

not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body

couldn’t watch them ...k-kill her,"

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

sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze

"I know..."

into the abyss, morphing into an

is painted white with minimal decor, just a few

large desk sits in the middle of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large

full of thick books and a wedding portrait of

at the desk, punching away at a calculator and

are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws

woman and a brooding man walking

flowers and a little red box

rushing to greet the woman

talked about this," the woman corrects her, her smile never

me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

on her desk and nods nervously at

man who only

in the stomach to behave but

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small red

chirps, smiling like a two

She asks her

only looks at Talia, his intense stare

does not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her

you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

you like

and extracts a beautiful bracelet

of hurt flickering

you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would

"Oh I see,"

see

you.How thoughtful

a few stones are going to fix

mutters, Talia doing her best to

it, Kay.She’s a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf

"Christopher!"

snaps at

take that back this

might be a Luna, but she’s

an heir

next month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice

him an heir or I will see to it that you are

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring at her

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

looks at Talia

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back

getting used

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

work.She ties the bracelet on left

her cheeks as she closes her eyes to take a

me, wiping

she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus

she begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing

she collapses on her

on the

the

"He-help me."

the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through

what happened?" the man asks, pulling

her

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing at her

I

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

take a look at you," he says,

clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown

subsided temporarily, Talia no longer

going to be fine,

to

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