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.

and

"O-okay,"

looking

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

squeeze as the nurse begins to

the ventilator from her mother’s mouth

she whispers

can’t do this.I can’t

to calm her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

and into the The nurse pauses and looks

and proceeding with

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last of her

her for you.You just go home to

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

Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off

to find her, Vanessa curled up on the floor,

angry or

Vanessa whimpers, her

her," she hiccups, Talia throwing her

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

tight squeeze and letting

"I know..."

hospital disappears into the

is painted white with minimal decor, just a few

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

of thick books and

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

when a gentle knock

beautiful woman and a brooding man walking

little red box in her hands, a beaming smile on her

to greet the woman with

the woman corrects her, her smile never

You know

she puts the flowers on her desk

the silent man who only gives her a quick

to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands

Anniversary, my dear," she chirps, smiling like a two

honey?" She asks her

his

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention on

for you," Kay continues, attempting

hope you

beautiful

of hurt flickering

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

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see

you.How thoughtful of

are going to fix

Talia doing her best

she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have

"Christopher!"

at her

take that back this

she’s a disgrace to this pack!"

her failure to produce an heir

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

more year to give him

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring at

of this marriage," he mutters to himself before

at

sorry,"

didn’t think he

walking back to her

getting used to

her husband.I watch Talia sit at her

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

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

not need me, wiping her own tears and sitting up

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

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

and she collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms wrapping around

on the desk, her fingers shaking as she

into the phone,

"He-help me."

minutes before a man bursts through the

asks,

her

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he

pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look

morphs into a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting

subsided temporarily, Talia no longer

to be fine,

tries to

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