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

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

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

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

can’t," she whispers

can’t do this.I can’t

to calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

storming out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and

the nurse nodding and proceeding with

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the

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

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

holds Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes

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

appear angry or upset,

Vanessa whimpers, her

them ...k-kill her," she hiccups, Talia throwing

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

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

"I know..."

of the hospital disappears into the abyss,

is painted white with minimal decor,

wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair and a

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

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

furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws

in," she calls out, a beautiful woman

little red

rushing to greet the woman

this," the woman corrects her, her

can call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

as she puts the flowers on her desk

man who only gives her a quick glance and

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

throat and cheerfully hands the small red box to

like a two years and Goddess you have

She asks

at Talia, his intense stare

his cold demeanor,

have a gift for you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

you like

the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet

a bit of hurt flickering in

with your fertility.Figured it would be worth

"Oh I see,"

although I see the anger twitching

you.How thoughtful of

yes.Because a few stones are going to

doing her

at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter of

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

take that

she’s

for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight

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

year to give him an heir or I will see to it that you are removed from your

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring at

he mutters to himself before storming

at

so sorry," she

didn’t

shrugs, walking back

used to

go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying the

the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering

a deep breath.I walk

wiping

left in awe of her as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to

as she begins her work, Talia doubles

open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees

her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking

into the phone, her

"He-help me."

before a man bursts through the door,

asks, pulling Talia

back her scream

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing at her

can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t

man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries

so Dr.Lila can take a look at you," he says, carrying her

sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting

to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer

to

to

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