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.

and we'll make sure

"O-okay,"

looking over

"Okay."

by her sister, grabbing hold of her mother’s

"Adios, Mami,"

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

the ventilator

she whispers

do this.I

tries to calm her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia

the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of the

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the last of

care of her for you.You just go home to Dad.We'll

few minutes before Talia’s

more moments while she

her, Vanessa curled up on the floor, hugging her knees to

angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

whimpers, her body

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

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

giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest

"I know..."

the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing

decor, just a few plants

wall, there is a

a book shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait

away at a calculator and jotting something down on a

concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws

in," she calls out, a beautiful woman and

woman holds a small bouquet of flowers and a little

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with a

the woman

You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel

flowers on her desk and nods nervously

for the silent man who only gives her a

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

and cheerfully hands

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

honey?" She asks her

at Talia, his intense stare sending

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her

for you," Kay

hope you like

the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet

bit of

meant to bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would be worth a

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see the anger twitching

thoughtful of

few stones are

mutters, Talia doing her best to stay

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

"Christopher!"

at her

take that back this

be a Luna, but she’s a

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

next month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice low

year to give him an heir or

"Christopher!"

shouts, her husband only glaring at her

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

at Talia with

sorry," she

didn’t

Talia shrugs, walking back to

getting used to

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

the beads between her fingers, as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering when she finally looks back

her cheeks as she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I

me, wiping

her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet in front of

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

silent scream and she collapses on

on the desk, her fingers shaking as she

gaps into the phone,

"He-help me."

on the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the

what happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia

her scream

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing

I

Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to think

can take a

exam table in a patient gown

subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing

going to be fine,

to soothe

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