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

"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

remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth

can’t," she

can’t do this.I

tries to calm her down by hugging

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks

murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal

"It’s okay, Mami,"

wiping away the last of

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

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

for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off

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

angry or upset, quietly sitting

her body shaking with

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

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

tight squeeze and letting her rest

"I know..."

hospital disappears into the abyss,

minimal decor, just a few plants here and

middle of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook

of

at a calculator

brows are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the

out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking into

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

Talia smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with

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

can call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

chuckles as she puts the flowers on her desk and

for the silent man who only gives

in the stomach to

and cheerfully hands the small

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

honey?" She

looks at Talia, his intense stare

not seem bothered by his

for you," Kay continues, attempting to

you like

extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

a bit of hurt

meant to bring you good luck with your

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see the anger twitching in her

thoughtful

few stones are

Hart mutters, Talia doing her

human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that

but she’s a disgrace to this pack!"

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

turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart adds,

more year to give him

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring

marriage," he mutters to himself

at Talia with

so sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think he

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back to her

getting used

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

if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower

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

need me, wiping her

into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet in front of

Talia doubles over,

silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto the

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

the phone, her

"He-help me."

floor for several minutes before a

the man asks, pulling Talia

holds back her

know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing at

I

replies, blinking hard as he tries to think of what

take a

a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as he holds her

have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still

going to be

tries to

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