The Silent Alpha

Chapter 36: Hidden II

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"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

"O-okay,"

looking over

"Okay."

by her

"Adios, Mami,"

a squeeze as the nurse begins to

to remove the ventilator

she whispers

do this.I can’t

to calm her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

The nurse

the nurse nodding and proceeding

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the last

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

only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes

while she sobs silently before she rushes off to find

curled up on the floor, hugging

not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside her

Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

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

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

into another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her head on

"I know..."

into the abyss, morphing into

minimal decor,

middle of the room, right wall, there is

is a book shelf full of

a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet

furrowed in concentration when a gentle

out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking into

a small bouquet of flowers and a little red

to greet the

about this," the woman corrects her, her smile

Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man beside

who only gives her a quick glance and

stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls in

and cheerfully hands

Anniversary, my dear," she chirps, smiling like a two years and

honey?" She asks her

his intense stare sending chills down

not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention on

we have a gift for you," Kay

hope you

the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

explains, a bit of hurt flickering in

good luck with your fertility.Figured it would be

"Oh I see,"

I see the anger twitching in

thoughtful

a few stones are going

mutters, Talia doing her

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!"

at

that back this

be a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to

to produce an heir but I still see the slight tremor in her left

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

give him an heir or I

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring at her in

approved of this marriage," he

looks at

sorry," she

didn’t think he

walking back to her

used to

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

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

take a deep

however, does not need me, wiping her own tears

work, somehow finding the strength

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

mouth hangs open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees

reach for her phone on the

into the phone, her

"He-help me."

minutes before a man bursts through

man asks, pulling Talia in his

her

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands

I can’t

man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to

so Dr.Lila can take a look at

on an exam table in a patient

pain seems to have subsided temporarily, Talia no

going to be

tries to

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