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.

few minutes and we'll make sure

"O-okay,"

replies, looking

"Okay."

steps out of Christian’s arms to stand by her

"Adios, Mami,"

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

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

she whispers

do this.I can’t

her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

nurse pauses

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

"It’s okay, Mami,"

wiping away the last

of her for you.You just

before Talia’s mother finally goes home,

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

Vanessa curled up on the floor, hugging

does not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside her

whimpers, her body shaking

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

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

giving her a tight squeeze and

"I know..."

disappears into the abyss, morphing

with minimal decor, just

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

a book shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia

at a calculator

furrowed in concentration when a

she calls out, a beautiful woman

holds a small bouquet of flowers and a little red box in her hands, a beaming smile on her

happily, rushing to greet the woman with

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

You know Mrs.Hart

she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at

forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods

her husband in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

and cheerfully hands

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

She asks her

looks at Talia, his intense stare

his cold

for you," Kay continues, attempting

hope you like

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

a bit of hurt flickering in

you good luck with your fertility.Figured

"Oh I see,"

I see the anger

thoughtful

few stones are going to

doing her

at that.A real she-wolf

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

take that back this

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

failure to produce an

is turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice

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

"Christopher!"

only

he mutters to himself before storming

looks at Talia

so sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think

shrugs, walking back to

getting used

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

them to work.She ties the bracelet

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

does not need me, wiping her own tears and

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

Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from the

collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms wrapping

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

the

"He-help me."

before a man bursts through the

man asks, pulling

her

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing at

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

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

clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at you,"

Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a

Talia no longer screaming or writhing but

to be

tries to soothe

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