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.

minutes and we'll make

"O-okay,"

looking over

"Okay."

to stand by her

"Adios, Mami,"

hand a squeeze as the nurse begins

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

can’t," she whispers

do this.I

tries to calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

into the The nurse pauses

the nurse nodding and proceeding

"It’s okay, Mami,"

away the last of her

of her for you.You

only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally

Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to

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

does not appear angry or

Vanessa whimpers, her body

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

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

giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her head

"I know..."

hallway of the hospital disappears into the

room is painted white with minimal decor, just a few

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

full of thick books and a wedding portrait of

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

furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the door

calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man

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

happily, rushing to greet the woman with a

woman corrects her, her

call me Kay. You

she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man beside

for the silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods

stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls in

cheerfully

two years and Goddess you have done an incredible

honey?" She asks her

only looks at Talia, his intense stare

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention

you," Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the developing

hope you like

and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads "It’s a fertility

of hurt flickering in Talia’s

bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured

"Oh I see,"

politely, although I see the

you.How thoughtful

are going to fix

doing her best to stay

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

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that back this

Luna, but she’s a disgrace to

Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an

month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice

give him an heir or I will see to it that you

"Christopher!"

only glaring at her

never approved of this marriage," he mutters

looks at Talia

so sorry," she

didn’t...I didn’t

walking back to her

used to

and she excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying the fertility

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

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

wiping her own

somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet in front

begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing

scream and she collapses on her knees onto

on the

gaps into the phone,

"He-help me."

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

what happened?" the man asks, pulling Talia in

back her scream to

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing

can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

blinking hard as he tries to think of what

Dr.Lila can take a look at you," he says, carrying

sitting anxiously on an exam table in a

pain seems to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming

to

to soothe

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