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.

a few minutes and we'll make

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

to stand by her sister, grabbing hold of

"Adios, Mami,"

whimpers, giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as

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

she whispers

can’t do this.I can’t

her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

nurse pauses and looks at Talia who

going," she murmurs, the nurse nodding and

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the

take good care of her for

it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes

while she sobs silently before she rushes

take her long to find her, Vanessa curled up on the floor, hugging

appear angry or upset,

whimpers, her body shaking with

it.I couldn’t watch them ...k-kill her," she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm around her sister's

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

Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting

"I know..."

of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into an

white with minimal decor,

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

entire left wall is a book shelf full of thick

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

are furrowed in concentration when a

out, a beautiful woman and a

and a little red box

rushing to greet the woman with

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

call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man

for the silent man who only gives her a quick

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

cheerfully hands the

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

honey?" She

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

his

Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

you like

extracts a beautiful bracelet with

of

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

"Oh I see,"

see the anger twitching

you.How thoughtful

a few stones are going to fix the

Talia doing her best to

one at that.A real

"Christopher!"

at her

that back this

she’s

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

26 next month," Mr.Hart adds, his

one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will

"Christopher!"

shouts, her husband only glaring at her in

have never approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself before

looks at Talia with

so sorry,"

didn’t think he

Talia shrugs, walking

used

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

the 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 to her, wishing I

need me, wiping her own tears and sitting

her work, somehow

Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from the

open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees

reach for her phone on

into the

"He-help me."

before a man bursts through the door,

man asks, pulling

her scream

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing at her

I can’t

replies, blinking hard as he tries

to the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look

exam table in a patient

have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming

going to

tries to soothe

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