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 sure she’s

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over at

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

her mother’s hand a squeeze as the

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

she

do this.I

tries to calm her down by

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

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

nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last

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

nurse promised, it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally

few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to find her

long to find her, Vanessa curled up

appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside her

her body shaking

watch them ...k-kill her," she

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

her a tight squeeze

"I know..."

the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing

is painted white with minimal decor, just a few plants here

of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with

left wall is a book shelf full of thick books and a

away at a calculator and jotting

brows are furrowed in concentration when a

beautiful woman and a brooding man walking

little

happily, rushing to

about this," the woman corrects her,

Kay. You know Mrs.Hart

her desk and nods nervously at the man

she says, forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods in

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

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small red box

dear," she chirps, smiling like a two years and

honey?" She asks

man only looks at Talia, his intense stare sending

bothered by his cold

a gift for you," Kay continues, attempting

you like

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

a bit of hurt flickering in

bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would be worth

"Oh I see,"

politely, although I see the anger twitching in her

thoughtful of

a few stones are going to fix the

Hart mutters, Talia doing her

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

"Christopher!"

snaps at

take that back this

but she’s a

her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight

Mr.Hart

not getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or

"Christopher!"

shouts, her husband only glaring

he mutters to

looks at Talia

sorry," she

didn’t think

alright," Talia shrugs, walking back to

getting used to

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

ties the bracelet

eyes to take a

me, wiping her own tears and sitting up

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

as she begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies,

in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto the

for her phone on the desk, her

gaps into the phone,

"He-help me."

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

the man asks, pulling Talia in his

holds back her scream

know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

hands clawing at her

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

the man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to think of what

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

into a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan

to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer

to

tries to soothe

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