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,"

replies, looking

"Okay."

Christian’s arms to stand by her sister, grabbing

"Adios, Mami,"

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

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

can’t," she whispers

can’t do

tries to calm her down by hugging

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who

murmurs, the nurse nodding and

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the last of

of her for you.You just

few minutes before Talia’s

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

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

appear angry or

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

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

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

giving her a tight

"I know..."

hallway of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing

painted white with minimal decor, just a few plants here

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

full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia and

a calculator and jotting something down on a

concentration when a gentle knock

she calls out, a beautiful woman

of flowers and a little red box in

smiles happily, rushing to

woman corrects her,

can call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel

she puts the flowers on her desk and nods

who only gives

to behave but Mr.Hart

embarrassed, Kay clears her throat and cheerfully

like a two years

She asks

Talia, his intense stare sending chills

not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention on

a gift for you," Kay continues, attempting

you

a beautiful bracelet with stone beads "It’s a fertility

bit of

you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would

"Oh I see,"

politely, although I see the anger

you.How thoughtful of

a few stones are

Talia doing her best

it, Kay.She’s a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that back

she’s a disgrace to this pack!"

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

month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice

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

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring at

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

at Talia

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back to

used

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

work.She ties the bracelet on

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

wiping her own tears

somehow finding

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

collapses on her

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

gaps into the phone, her voice

"He-help me."

floor for several minutes before a

happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia in his

back her

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

replies, blinking hard as he tries to think

take a look at you,"

table in

subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still equally

to be fine,

tries to

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