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

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

a squeeze as the nurse begins to turn off the

over to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when she suddenly bursts into

can’t," she

do this.I

calm her down by

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

room and into the The nurse pauses and looks

murmurs, the nurse nodding and

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last

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

the nurse promised, it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team wheeling her into

more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to

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

or

whimpers, her body shaking

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

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

her a tight squeeze and letting her rest

"I know..."

hallway of the hospital disappears into the

room is painted white with minimal decor, just a few

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 books and a wedding portrait of

a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet of

in concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws her

calls out, a beautiful woman

bouquet of flowers and a little red box in her hands,

rushing to greet

woman corrects her, her smile never

me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at

smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods

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

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the

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

She

Talia, his intense stare

by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention

for you," Kay continues,

hope you

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

a bit of hurt flickering

luck with your

"Oh I see,"

politely, although I see

thoughtful of

yes.Because a few stones are going to

doing her best to

Kay.She’s a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter of pups by

"Christopher!"

at her

that back

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

failure to produce an heir

turning 26 next month," Mr.Hart adds,

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

"Christopher!"

only glaring at her

of this marriage," he mutters to

at

sorry,"

didn’t...I didn’t think

Talia shrugs, walking back to her

getting used to

go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at

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

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

does not need me, wiping her own

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

Talia doubles

mouth hangs open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto the floor,

on the desk, her fingers shaking as

into the phone, her

"He-help me."

lays on the floor for several minutes before a

what happened?" the man asks,

holds back her scream

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at

breathe! Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

hard as

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

room morphs into a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in

no longer screaming or writhing but still equally

to

to

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