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.

a few minutes and

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

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

reaches over to remove the ventilator from

she whispers

can’t do this.I

calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes her mother’s

and proceeding with the removal of the

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the

care of her for you.You just

minutes before Talia’s mother

moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to find her

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

angry or

her body

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

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

tight squeeze and letting her rest her head

"I know..."

hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into

minimal decor, just a few plants here

middle of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair

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

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

are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the

a beautiful woman and a brooding man

of flowers and a little red box in her hands, a beaming

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with

we’ve talked about this," the woman corrects her, her

me Kay. You

she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at

silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods in

to

throat and cheerfully hands the small red

chirps, smiling like a two years and

honey?" She asks

at Talia, his intense stare sending chills down my

not seem bothered by his cold

Kay continues,

you like

opens the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet

a bit of hurt flickering in

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

"Oh I see,"

I see the anger twitching in

you.How thoughtful

a few stones are going to fix the

doing her best to stay

that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered

"Christopher!"

at her

that back this

but she’s a disgrace to this pack!" Mr.Hart

an heir but I still see the slight tremor in her

26 next month," Mr.Hart adds,

have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will

"Christopher!"

shouts, her husband only glaring at her in

this marriage," he mutters

at

so sorry,"

didn’t think he

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back to

getting used to

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

ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering when she finally looks back

she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I could somehow

not need me, wiping her own tears and sitting

she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on

her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away

on her knees onto the

her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking

gaps into the phone, her

"He-help me."

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

what happened?" the man asks,

back her

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing at her

I can’t breathe.I

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

can take a look at you," he says,

sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient

Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still equally

going to be

tries to soothe

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