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

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

squeeze as the nurse begins

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

can’t," she whispers

do this.I can’t

her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes her

the nurse nodding and proceeding with

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the

her for you.You just go home to Dad.We'll be

promised, it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the

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

Vanessa curled up on

not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body

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

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

a tight squeeze and letting her rest her

"I know..."

into the abyss, morphing

painted white with minimal decor, just a

sits in the middle of the room, right wall, there is a reading

full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia

away at a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet

concentration when a gentle knock on

she calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking

holds a small bouquet of flowers and a little red box in

happily, rushing to greet the woman

talked about this," the woman corrects her, her smile never

me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me

she puts the flowers on her desk

she says, forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods in

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

embarrassed, Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small

two years and Goddess you have done an incredible

honey?" She

his intense stare sending chills

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping

Kay continues, attempting to

you

extracts a beautiful bracelet

explains, a bit of hurt flickering

to bring you good luck with your

"Oh I see,"

I see the anger twitching

you.How thoughtful of

yes.Because a few stones are going to fix the problem

mutters, Talia doing her

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

"Christopher!"

snaps at

that

be a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to this

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

Mr.Hart adds,

year to give him an heir or I

"Christopher!"

her husband only

of this marriage," he mutters

looks at

sorry," she

didn’t think

Talia shrugs, walking back

getting used to

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

beads between her fingers, as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering

as she closes her eyes to take a deep

does not need me, wiping

her as she dives into her work, somehow

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

and she collapses on her

moment to reach for her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking as she dials

gaps into the

"He-help me."

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

the man asks, pulling Talia in his

back her scream to

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing

I can’t breathe.I

as he tries to think

take

a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and

no

going to be fine,

to soothe

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