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

"O-okay,"

looking

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse

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

can’t," she

can’t do this.I can’t

tries to calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and

she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last of

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

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

Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before

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

angry or upset,

Vanessa whimpers, her body

...k-kill her,"

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

her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her head

"I know..."

disappears into the

white with minimal decor, just a few plants here and

of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair and a matching

of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia and

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

when a

woman and a

flowers and a little red

happily, rushing to

the woman corrects her,

call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart

her desk and nods nervously at the

man who only gives her a

nudges her husband in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart

cheerfully hands the small

smiling like a two years and Goddess you

honey?" She

his intense stare sending chills down my

his

gift for you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the developing

hope you

a beautiful

of hurt flickering

you good luck with

"Oh I see,"

see the

thoughtful of

a few stones are going to fix the problem

mutters, Talia doing her best to stay

it, Kay.She’s a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter of pups

"Christopher!"

at

take that back this

Luna, but she’s

her failure to produce an

month," Mr.Hart

Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will see to it that

"Christopher!"

only glaring at

never approved of this marriage," he

looks at

sorry,"

didn’t

shrugs, walking back to

used to

find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying

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

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

not need me, wiping

in awe of her as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet in

work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself

silent scream and she collapses on

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

she gaps into the phone, her voice

"He-help me."

lays on the floor for several minutes before a man

asks, pulling Talia in

her

know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at her

I can’t breathe.I

blinking hard as he

take a

on an exam table in a patient gown

have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing but

to be fine,

to

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