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,"

looking over at

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to turn

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

she

do this.I can’t

her down by hugging

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

into the The nurse pauses

nodding and proceeding with the removal of

"It’s okay, Mami,"

wiping away the last of

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

before Talia’s mother finally goes

few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to find

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

angry or

her

her," she

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

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

"I know..."

hallway of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into an

decor, just

middle of the room, right wall, there is a

left wall is a book shelf full of thick

at a calculator and

brows are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock

out, a beautiful woman and a brooding

of flowers and a little red box in her

smiles happily, rushing to greet

the woman corrects her,

can call me Kay. You know

as she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the

who only gives her a quick glance and nods in

stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls in

her throat and cheerfully

like a two years and Goddess you have done an

She asks

at Talia, his

bothered by his

you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the developing

you like

extracts a beautiful bracelet

bit of hurt flickering in

meant to bring you good luck with your

"Oh I see,"

although I see the

you.How thoughtful of

are going to

Talia doing her best to stay

Kay.She’s a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf

"Christopher!"

at her

that back

a Luna, but she’s a

berates her for her failure to produce an heir but

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

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

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring at her in

should have never approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself before

at

sorry,"

didn’t think

walking back

used

watch Talia sit at

ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip

as she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her,

need me, wiping her

into her work, somehow finding

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

open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto the

takes her a moment to reach for her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking as

she gaps into the phone, her voice

"He-help me."

the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down

man asks,

her

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

blinking hard as he tries to think

I’ll take you to the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at you," he says, carrying her out

morphs into a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside

temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or

to be fine,

tries to soothe

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