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."

stand by her sister, grabbing hold of her mother’s

"Adios, Mami,"

squeeze as the nurse begins to turn

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

can’t," she

do

calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and

murmurs, the nurse nodding and

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last

of her for you.You just

Talia’s mother finally goes home, the

moments while she sobs

curled up on the floor, hugging her knees to

angry or upset, quietly sitting

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

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

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

Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her

"I know..."

hallway of the hospital disappears into the

white with minimal decor,

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

a book shelf full of thick books and a

at a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet

brows are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the door

beautiful woman and a

woman holds a small bouquet of flowers and a little red

smiles happily, rushing to greet

about this," the woman corrects her, her smile never

call me Kay. You know

on her

who

her husband in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

clears her throat and cheerfully hands

chirps, smiling like a two years and Goddess you have done an

honey?" She asks her

looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills

by his

we have a gift for you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the

hope you like

beautiful bracelet with

bit of hurt flickering in Talia’s

bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see the anger twitching

you.How thoughtful

few stones are going to fix

Hart mutters, Talia doing her best to stay

a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that

be a Luna, but she’s

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

month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice

any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring at her in

this marriage," he mutters to himself before storming out of the

at

sorry," she

didn’t...I didn’t think

walking back to her

used

her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a

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

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

does not need me, wiping

dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on

Talia doubles over,

on her knees

on the

into the phone, her voice

"He-help me."

several minutes before a man

the man asks, pulling Talia in

holds back her

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands

Jordan, I

blinking hard as he tries to

you to the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at you," he says, carrying

an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as he holds

temporarily, Talia no

to be

to soothe

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