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.

few minutes and we'll make sure she’s

"O-okay,"

replies, looking

"Okay."

to stand by her sister, grabbing hold

"Adios, Mami,"

her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse

as the nurse reaches over to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when she

can’t," she

do

calm her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only

nodding and

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the

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

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

moments while she sobs

her, Vanessa curled up

angry or upset,

her body shaking

couldn’t do it.I couldn’t watch them ...k-kill her," she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm around her

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

another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze

"I know..."

disappears into the abyss, morphing into an

is painted white with minimal decor, just a few plants

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

wall is a book shelf full of thick books

away at a calculator and jotting

furrowed in concentration when a gentle

she calls out, a beautiful woman and a

and a little red box in her hands, a beaming smile on

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with

this," the woman corrects her, her

Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel

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

she says, forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her

the stomach to

her throat and cheerfully hands the small red

she chirps, smiling like a two

She

Talia, his

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her

Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the developing

hope you

a beautiful bracelet with stone

explains, a bit of hurt

to bring you good luck with your

"Oh I see,"

politely, although I see the

you.How thoughtful

are going to fix the

Hart mutters, Talia doing her best to

human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter

"Christopher!"

at her

take that back this

but she’s a

as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see

turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart adds, his

one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I

"Christopher!"

only glaring

approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself before storming out of

at Talia with

sorry," she

didn’t

Talia shrugs, walking

used

Talia sit at her desk

to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering when

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

does not need me, wiping her

as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength

begins her work, Talia

open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees

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

she gaps into the

"He-help me."

before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down

man asks, pulling Talia

her scream to

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing

can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t

hard as he tries to

the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look

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

subsided temporarily, Talia no

going to be fine,

to

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