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

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

stand by

"Adios, Mami,"

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

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

can’t," she whispers

can’t do this.I can’t

calm her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes

murmurs, the nurse nodding and

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last of

care of her for

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

she sobs silently before she rushes off

her, Vanessa curled up on the floor, hugging her

or upset, quietly sitting beside her

Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

...k-kill her," she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm around her sister's

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

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

"I know..."

hospital disappears into the

painted white with minimal decor,

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

shelf full of

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

brows are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on

woman

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

to greet the

talked about this," the woman corrects her, her smile

call me Kay. You know

flowers on her desk

silent man who only

to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

and cheerfully hands the small

Anniversary, my dear," she chirps, smiling like a two years and Goddess you have

She asks

man only looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills down my

his cold demeanor, keeping her attention on

you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the

you like

a beautiful bracelet

of

to bring you good luck with

"Oh I see,"

see

you.How thoughtful of

are going to fix the problem

doing her best to stay

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

"Christopher!"

at

take that back

she’s a disgrace

berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight tremor in her left hand

is turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart

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

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring at her in

this marriage," he mutters to himself before

at Talia

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think

shrugs, walking back to

used to

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

as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on

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

not need me, wiping her own

dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus

her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from

in a silent scream and she collapses on her

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

into the phone, her

"He-help me."

floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling

what happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia

holds back her scream

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing at her

can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t

blinking hard as

can take a look at you," he says, carrying her out

Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and

to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer

going to be

to soothe

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