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

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

stand by her

"Adios, Mami,"

hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to

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

can’t," she whispers

can’t do

tries to calm her down by

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

snaps, storming out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes her

and proceeding

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the last of her

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

few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes

moments while she sobs

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

or

sorry," Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

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

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

bursts into another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and

"I know..."

disappears into the abyss, morphing into an

is painted white with minimal decor,

right wall, there is

shelf full of thick

punching away at a calculator and jotting something down on a

when a gentle knock on

a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking

a little red

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with

this," the woman corrects

You

her desk and nods nervously at the

silent man who only gives her

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

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully

a two years and Goddess you have done

She asks

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

his cold demeanor, keeping

Kay continues, attempting

you like

extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

of

meant to bring you good luck with your

"Oh I see,"

I see

you.How thoughtful of

few stones are going to fix the

mutters, Talia doing her best to

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

"Christopher!"

at

take that back

a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to this pack!" Mr.Hart

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

26 next month," Mr.Hart adds, his voice

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

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring at

marriage," he mutters to himself

at Talia with

so sorry,"

didn’t

Talia shrugs, walking back to

used

her husband.I watch Talia sit at

the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering

as she closes her eyes to take a deep

not need me, wiping her own tears and sitting

work, somehow finding the strength to focus on

her work, Talia doubles over,

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

reach for her phone on the desk,

gaps into the

"He-help me."

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

man asks, pulling Talia

holds back her scream

don’t know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

the man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as

you to the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at you," he says, carrying her out of

an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside

to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing but

to

to

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