The Silent Alpha

Chapter 36: Hidden II

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"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.

a few minutes and we'll make sure she’s

"O-okay,"

looking over

"Okay."

by her sister, grabbing hold of her mother’s

"Adios, Mami,"

a squeeze as the nurse begins to

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

can’t," she

can’t do this.I can’t

calm her down by hugging

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes

the nurse nodding and

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last

of her for you.You just go home to

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

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

her long to find her, Vanessa curled up on the

does not appear angry or upset,

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

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

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

giving her a tight squeeze

"I know..."

of the hospital disappears into the abyss,

decor, just a few plants here

the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair

full of thick books and

away at a calculator and

in concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws

beautiful woman and a brooding man walking into

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

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with a

about this," the woman

You

puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the

a smile for the silent man who only gives her

stomach to

and cheerfully hands the small red box to

two years and Goddess you have done an incredible

She

Talia, his

not seem bothered by his cold

gift for you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

hope you

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

a bit of hurt

good luck with your fertility.Figured it

"Oh I see,"

although I see

thoughtful

a few stones are going to

Hart mutters, Talia doing her

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

"Christopher!"

at her

that back

she’s a

an heir

month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice low

not getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him

"Christopher!"

husband only

he mutters to himself before storming out of

looks at Talia

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back to her

getting used

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

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

her cheeks as she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over

me, wiping her own tears and sitting

dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on

work, Talia doubles over,

silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms wrapping

phone on

gaps into the

"He-help me."

the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through

what happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia in his

holds back her

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing at

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

the man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to think of

Dr.Lila can take a look

on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting

have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or

to

to soothe

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