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

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

arms to stand by her sister, grabbing hold

"Adios, Mami,"

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

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

can’t," she whispers

do this.I can’t

calm her down by

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

room and into the The nurse pauses

nodding and proceeding with the removal of

"It’s okay, Mami,"

wiping away the last

just scared but I’ll take good care of her for you.You

before Talia’s mother

a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes

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

angry or upset, quietly sitting

whimpers, her body shaking with

couldn’t watch them ...k-kill her," she hiccups, Talia throwing

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

a tight squeeze and

"I know..."

of the hospital disappears into the abyss,

with minimal decor, just a few plants here and

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

shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia

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

when a gentle knock on the door draws her

she calls out, a beautiful woman and a

and a little red box in her hands, a beaming

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with a

talked about this," the woman corrects her, her

You

she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously

who only gives

stomach to behave but

her throat and cheerfully hands the small red box

two years and Goddess you have

honey?" She asks

looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills down my

does not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention on

Kay continues,

hope you

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

of

you good luck with your

"Oh I see,"

politely, although I see the

you.How thoughtful

yes.Because a few stones are going to

doing her

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

"Christopher!"

snaps at

that

a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to

failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight

turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice low and

getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will see to it that you are

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring at her

never approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself

at Talia with

sorry,"

didn’t think

shrugs, walking back

getting used

Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying the fertility

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

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

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 spreadsheet in front of

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

scream and she collapses on

reach for her phone on the

she gaps into the phone, her

"He-help me."

for several minutes before a

man asks, pulling Talia in his

her scream to

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at her

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to

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

exam table in a

Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still equally

going to

to soothe

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