***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 she’s
"O-okay,"
replies, looking
"Okay."
to stand by her sister, grabbing hold
"Adios, Mami,"
her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse
as the nurse reaches over to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when she
can’t," she
do
calm her down
"Vanessa-"
"No!"
into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only
nodding and
"It’s okay, Mami,"
whimpers, wiping away the
just scared but I’ll take good care of her for you.You just
minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team wheeling her
moments while she sobs
her, Vanessa curled up
angry or upset,
her body shaking
couldn’t do it.I couldn’t watch them ...k-kill her," she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm around her
"I couldn't...I couldn't..."
another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze
"I know..."
disappears into the abyss, morphing into an
is painted white with minimal decor, just a few plants
middle of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair and
wall is a book shelf full of thick books
away at a calculator and jotting
furrowed in concentration when a gentle
she calls out, a beautiful woman and a
and a little red box in her hands, a beaming smile on
smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with
this," the woman corrects her, her
Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel
she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man beside
she says, forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her
the stomach to
her throat and cheerfully hands the small red
she chirps, smiling like a two
She
Talia, his
seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her
Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the developing
hope you
a beautiful bracelet with stone
explains, a bit of hurt
to bring you good luck with your
"Oh I see,"
politely, although I see the
you.How thoughtful
are going to fix the
Hart mutters, Talia doing her best to
human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter
"Christopher!"
at her
take that back this
but she’s a
as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see
turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart adds, his
one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I
"Christopher!"
only glaring
approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself before storming out of
at Talia with
sorry," she
didn’t
Talia shrugs, walking
used
Talia sit at her desk
to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering when
closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I could somehow soothe
does not need me, wiping her
as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength
begins her work, Talia
open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees
her a moment to reach for her phone on the desk,
she gaps into the
"He-help me."
before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down
man asks, pulling Talia
her scream to
don’t know," She
"It just hurts."
"What hurts?"
"Everything!"
hands clawing
can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t
hard as he tries to
the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look
on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as he
subsided temporarily, Talia no
going to be fine,
to
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