The Silent Alpha

Chapter 36: Hidden II

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"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."

steps out of Christian’s arms to stand by her

"Adios, Mami,"

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

as the nurse reaches over to remove the ventilator from

can’t," she whispers

do this.I can’t

tries to calm her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

and into the The nurse

the nurse nodding and proceeding with

"It’s okay, Mami,"

away the

her for you.You

only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical

more moments while she sobs silently

not take her long to find her, Vanessa curled up on the floor,

or upset, quietly sitting

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking

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

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

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

"I know..."

hallway of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into

decor, just a few plants here

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

book shelf full of

at the desk, punching away at a calculator and jotting

furrowed in concentration when a

she calls out, a beautiful woman and

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

to greet the woman with a

the woman corrects

me Kay. You know

flowers on her desk and nods nervously

for the silent man who only gives her

the stomach to behave but

clears her throat and cheerfully hands

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

She

at Talia, his intense stare sending

not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping

have a gift for you," Kay continues, attempting to

hope you

the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone

of hurt flickering in Talia’s

to bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would

"Oh I see,"

see the anger

thoughtful of

stones are going to fix the problem

Talia doing her best to

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

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

that

be a Luna, but she’s a disgrace

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

Mr.Hart adds, his voice

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

looks at Talia with

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think he

walking back

getting used to

Talia sit at her desk for

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

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

however, does not need me, wiping

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

as she begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away

on her knees onto the floor, her

her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking as

she gaps into the phone,

"He-help me."

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

the man asks,

back her scream to

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands

breathe! Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

blinking hard as he tries to think of what

take a look at you,"

exam table in a patient gown and Jordan

to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer

going to be

tries to soothe

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