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

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

out of Christian’s arms to stand by her

"Adios, Mami,"

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

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

she

do this.I

her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

snaps, storming out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia

she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with the

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last

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

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

moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to find her

her, Vanessa curled up

appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

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

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

her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her

"I know..."

disappears into the abyss, morphing into

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

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

full of thick books and a wedding portrait

the desk, punching away at a calculator and jotting something down

furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws

beautiful woman and a brooding

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

rushing to greet the

talked about this," the woman corrects her, her smile

Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

she puts the flowers on her desk and

who only gives her a quick glance and nods

in the stomach to behave but

cheerfully hands the small red box to

a two years and Goddess you

She asks

man only looks at Talia, his intense

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her

gift for you," Kay

hope you

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

bit of hurt flickering

luck with your

"Oh I see,"

I see the anger

thoughtful

few stones are going to fix the

Hart mutters, Talia doing

one at that.A

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that back

but she’s a

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

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

any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring

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

looks at Talia

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t

Talia shrugs, walking back to

getting used to

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

rolls the beads between her fingers, as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip

eyes to take a deep

wiping her own tears

into her work, somehow finding

begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies,

mouth hangs open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto

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

the phone, her

"He-help me."

minutes before a man bursts through the

man asks, pulling

holds back her scream to

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing

Jordan, I can’t

named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to

so Dr.Lila can take a look

into a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan

temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still equally

going to be fine,

to soothe

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