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,"

replies, looking

"Okay."

arms to stand by her

"Adios, Mami,"

a squeeze as the

to remove the ventilator from her mother’s

can’t," she whispers

do this.I

calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only

the nurse nodding and proceeding with

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last

but I’ll take good care of her for you.You just go home to Dad.We'll be

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

for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she

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

angry or upset,

her body shaking

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

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

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

"I know..."

into the abyss, morphing into an

white with minimal decor, just a

wall, there is a reading

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

calculator and jotting something down on a

a gentle knock

beautiful woman and a

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

rushing to

this," the woman corrects

Kay. You

flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man

she says, forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods in

stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only

cheerfully hands the small

like a two years and Goddess you have done an

honey?" She

looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills

seem bothered by his cold

we have a gift for you," Kay

hope you

the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

a bit of hurt flickering

with your fertility.Figured it would be

"Oh I see,"

politely, although I see the anger twitching

you.How thoughtful of

stones are going

doing her best to stay

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

"Christopher!"

at

that back

Luna, but she’s a disgrace to this pack!"

stands tall as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight tremor in

month," Mr.Hart adds, his

give him an heir or I will see to

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring at her in

never approved of this marriage," he mutters

at

sorry," she

didn’t think he

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back to

used to

excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her

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

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

need me, wiping her

awe of her as she dives into her work, somehow finding the

begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies,

on her knees onto the floor, her arms wrapping

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

gaps into the phone,

"He-help me."

several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down beside

the man asks, pulling Talia in his

her scream

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands

can’t breathe! Jordan, I

man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to

take you to the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take

Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient

Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still

going to be

tries to

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