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.

and we'll make

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

as the nurse

as the nurse reaches over to remove the

she whispers

can’t do

her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who

nurse nodding and proceeding with

"It’s okay, Mami,"

away the last

of her for

before Talia’s mother finally goes home,

few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes

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

appear angry or upset, quietly sitting

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her

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

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

into another sob, Talia giving her a tight

"I know..."

disappears into the abyss, morphing into

room is painted white with minimal decor, just a few

right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy

entire left wall is a book shelf full of thick

a calculator and jotting

a gentle knock on the

woman and a brooding man walking into the

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

to greet the woman with

about this," the woman corrects her,

me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel

she puts the flowers on her desk and

the silent man who only gives her a quick glance

her husband in the stomach to behave

her throat and cheerfully hands the small red

Anniversary, my dear," she chirps, smiling like a two years and Goddess you have done

She

man only looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills down my

seem bothered by his

a gift for you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the developing

you

box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads "It’s a fertility

of hurt flickering in

to bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see the

thoughtful of

a few stones are going to fix the

Hart mutters, Talia doing her best to stay

that.A

"Christopher!"

at

take that back

might be a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to this pack!" Mr.Hart

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

Mr.Hart adds, his

any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring at her in

approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself before storming out of the

at

so sorry," she

didn’t...I didn’t

Talia shrugs, walking back

used to

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

rolls the beads between her fingers, as if willing them to work.She ties the

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

me, wiping her own tears and sitting

somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet

suddenly as she begins her work, Talia

she collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms wrapping

on the desk, her fingers shaking

the

"He-help me."

minutes before a

asks,

back her scream to

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing

can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to think

pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at

in a patient gown

subsided temporarily, Talia no

to be fine,

to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255