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.

and we'll make sure

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

arms to stand by her sister,

"Adios, Mami,"

whimpers, giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to

over to remove the

she

can’t do this.I can’t

tries to calm her down by hugging

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

the room and into the The nurse

going," she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last of her

I’ll take good care of her

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

while she sobs silently before she rushes

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

does not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting

Vanessa whimpers, her

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

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

another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and

"I know..."

into the abyss,

minimal decor, just a few

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

book shelf full of thick books and

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

are furrowed in concentration when a

calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking into the

woman holds a small bouquet of flowers and a little red

happily, rushing to greet the woman with

this," the woman corrects her, her smile

You

she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man beside

silent man who only

the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

embarrassed, Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small

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

honey?" She asks her

looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills down

by his cold

have a gift for you," Kay

you like

beautiful bracelet with stone beads "It’s a fertility

a bit of

with your fertility.Figured it would be worth a

"Oh I see,"

see the anger

you.How thoughtful

stones are going to fix the

mutters, Talia doing her best to stay

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

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that

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

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

26 next month," Mr.Hart

not getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will see to it that you

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring at her in

of this marriage," he mutters to himself before storming out of the

at

so sorry," she

didn’t...I didn’t

Talia shrugs, walking

used to

go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk

fingers, as if willing them to work.She ties the

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

wiping her own

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

Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away

hangs open in a silent scream and she collapses on her

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

she gaps into the phone,

"He-help me."

several minutes before a man bursts through the

what happened?" the man asks,

back her scream to

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at

breathe! Jordan, I can’t

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

take a look at you," he says, carrying her out

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

subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming

to

tries to soothe

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