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

"O-okay,"

looking over at

"Okay."

out of Christian’s arms to stand by her sister, grabbing hold of her

"Adios, Mami,"

as the nurse begins to turn off

reaches over to remove the

she

can’t do

tries to calm her down by

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes her mother’s

she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of the

"It’s okay, Mami,"

away the last

I’ll take good care of her

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

more moments while she sobs silently before

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

or upset, quietly sitting

Vanessa whimpers, her

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

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

sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest

"I know..."

the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into

decor, just a few plants here and

wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair and a matching

a book shelf full of thick

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

a gentle knock on the door

a beautiful woman and a

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

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman

about this," the woman corrects her, her

me Kay. You

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man

who only gives her a quick

the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls in

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small red box

like a two years and Goddess you have done

She

his intense stare sending chills down my

his cold

we have a gift for you," Kay continues, attempting

you

a beautiful

a bit of hurt flickering

bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see the anger twitching in her

you.How thoughtful

few stones are going to

mutters, Talia doing her best

a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A

"Christopher!"

at

take that back

but she’s

for her failure to produce an heir but I

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

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

"Christopher!"

only glaring at her in

approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself

at Talia with

so sorry," she

didn’t think

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back to her

getting used

go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at

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

roll down her cheeks as she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I could somehow

need me, wiping her own tears and sitting

into her work, somehow finding the strength

she begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from

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

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

the

"He-help me."

floor for several minutes before a man bursts through

asks, pulling Talia in his

holds back her scream to

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing at her

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

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

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

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

temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or

to

to soothe

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