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

"O-okay,"

looking

"Okay."

by her

"Adios, Mami,"

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

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

she whispers

can’t do this.I can’t

to calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only

murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the last of

I’ll take good care of her for you.You just

it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes

while she sobs silently before she rushes off to

find her, Vanessa curled up on the

or upset, quietly

her body shaking with

just 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..."

Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her

"I know..."

hallway of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing

is painted white with minimal decor, just a few

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

full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia

at a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet

when a

woman and

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

happily, rushing to greet the woman

talked about this," the woman corrects her, her

You know Mrs.Hart

on her

smile for the silent man who

the stomach to

embarrassed, Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands

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

honey?" She asks

man only looks at Talia, his intense

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention

gift for you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

hope you like

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

a bit of hurt

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

"Oh I see,"

see the anger twitching in her

you.How thoughtful

are going to fix

mutters, Talia doing her best

to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter of

"Christopher!"

at

that

might be a Luna, but she’s a disgrace

failure to produce an

is turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice low

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

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring at her in

this marriage," he mutters to himself

looks at Talia with

sorry," she

didn’t think

walking

getting used to

face softens and she excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit

them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering when she finally looks

roll down her cheeks as she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I

does not need me, wiping her own tears

as she dives into her work, somehow finding the

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

she collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms

her phone on the desk, her fingers

gaps into the phone, her voice

"He-help me."

before a man bursts

what happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia

back her scream

know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at

can’t breathe! Jordan, I

Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries

the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take

in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as

no longer screaming or writhing

going to be fine,

to soothe

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