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 we'll make sure

"O-okay,"

looking

"Okay."

arms to stand by

"Adios, Mami,"

squeeze as the nurse begins

watches closely as the nurse reaches over to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when she

can’t," she

do this.I

tries to calm her down by

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who

nurse nodding and proceeding with the

"It’s okay, Mami,"

wiping away the last of

I’ll take good care of her

only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team wheeling her into

few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to find

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

not appear angry or upset,

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body

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

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

a tight squeeze and letting her rest her head on

"I know..."

hallway of the hospital disappears into the

room is painted white with minimal decor, just a few plants here

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

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

at a calculator and jotting something

brows are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on

in," she calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man

and a little red box in her hands, a

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with

about this," the woman corrects her, her smile

me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at

who only gives her a quick glance and nods

in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small red

like a two years and Goddess you have

She asks

looks at Talia, his intense stare sending

does not seem bothered by his cold

Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

hope you like

a beautiful bracelet

explains, a bit of hurt flickering in

with your fertility.Figured it would

"Oh I see,"

see the anger twitching in her

you.How thoughtful

yes.Because a few stones are

Talia doing

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

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that

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

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

Mr.Hart adds, his

to give him an heir or

"Christopher!"

only glaring at her

have never approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself

at

so sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back to her

getting used to

Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes

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

eyes to take a

me, wiping her own tears and sitting

as she dives into her work, somehow finding

her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies,

and she collapses on her knees onto

to reach for her phone on

the phone, her voice

"He-help me."

several minutes before a man bursts through the door,

asks, pulling Talia in his

her scream to

know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing at her

can’t breathe! Jordan, I

replies, blinking hard as he tries to

take

anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her

seems to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing

going to be

tries to soothe

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