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.

a few minutes and we'll make sure she’s

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

arms to stand by her sister, grabbing hold of her mother’s

"Adios, Mami,"

a squeeze as

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

can’t," she whispers

can’t do

to calm her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

the The nurse pauses

going," she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the last of

scared but I’ll take good care of her for you.You just go home to Dad.We'll be

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

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

appear angry or upset, quietly

Vanessa whimpers, her

her," she hiccups, Talia throwing her

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

sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and

"I know..."

of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into an

with minimal decor, just a few plants

middle of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook

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

desk, punching away at a calculator and jotting something down on

concentration when a

calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man

a little red

Talia smiles happily, rushing to greet

this," the woman corrects her, her

can call me Kay. You know

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man

for the silent man who only

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

her throat and cheerfully hands the small

she chirps, smiling like a two

honey?" She asks her

Talia, his intense stare sending chills

bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping

for you," Kay continues,

hope you

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

of hurt flickering

to bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would

"Oh I see,"

see the anger

thoughtful of

few stones are going to fix

Hart mutters, Talia doing

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

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that back this

she’s a disgrace to this pack!"

to produce an heir but I still see the

month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice low

not getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him

"Christopher!"

only glaring at

this marriage," he mutters

at Talia with

so sorry," she

didn’t think he

shrugs, walking back

used to

her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment,

as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower

her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing

me, wiping her own tears and sitting up

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

work, Talia doubles

and she collapses on her knees

moment to reach for her phone on the desk, her

she gaps into the phone,

"He-help me."

a

man asks, pulling Talia in

back her

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at

I can’t breathe.I

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

take a look at you," he says, carrying her out

anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and

no longer screaming or writhing

to

tries to soothe

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