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 she’s

"O-okay,"

looking

"Okay."

of Christian’s arms to stand by her sister,

"Adios, Mami,"

hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to turn

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

can’t," she whispers

can’t do this.I can’t

calm her down by hugging

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

of the room and into the The nurse pauses

and proceeding with the removal

"It’s okay, Mami,"

away the last

of her for you.You

Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team wheeling her

few more moments while she sobs silently

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

angry or upset, quietly sitting

Vanessa whimpers, her body

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

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

sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her

"I know..."

of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into

decor, just a few plants here

right wall, there is a reading nook

book shelf full of thick books

desk, punching away at a calculator and jotting

in concentration when a gentle

she calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding

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

happily, rushing to greet the woman

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

You know Mrs.Hart makes me

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man

man who

stomach to

clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small red box to

Anniversary, my dear," she chirps, smiling like a two years

honey?" She asks her

at Talia, his intense stare sending chills down

his cold demeanor, keeping her attention on

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

you like

the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone

bit of hurt

good luck with

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see the anger twitching in

thoughtful of

are

Hart mutters, Talia doing her

a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

take that

a Luna, but she’s a disgrace

tall as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight tremor in her

next month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice low and

give him an heir or I will see to it that you are

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring at her

never approved of this marriage," he

at Talia

sorry," she

didn’t think he

Talia shrugs, walking back to

used to

her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her

fingers, as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering when she

she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing

me, wiping her own tears

as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to

begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing

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

her a moment to reach for her phone on

the phone,

"He-help me."

on the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down

man asks, pulling

holds back her

know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing at her

breathe! Jordan, I can’t

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

can take a look at

on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan

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

going to be

tries to

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