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 she’s

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over

"Okay."

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

"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

she whispers

can’t do

her down

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only

nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal

"It’s okay, Mami,"

the last

of her

a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team wheeling

few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes

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

not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

her body shaking with

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

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

her a tight squeeze and letting her rest

"I know..."

the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into

room is painted white with minimal decor, just a few plants

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

wall is a book shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait of

punching away at a calculator and jotting something

are furrowed in concentration when a

a beautiful woman and

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

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman with a

about this," the woman corrects

can call me Kay. You

as she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at

man who only gives

her husband in the stomach to behave

clears her throat and cheerfully

a two years and Goddess you

honey?" She asks her

at Talia, his

his cold demeanor,

Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the

you

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

explains, a bit of hurt flickering in

meant to bring you good luck with your

"Oh I see,"

see the anger twitching in

thoughtful of

are going to fix

doing

one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter of pups

"Christopher!"

snaps at her

take that back this

Luna, but she’s a

stands tall as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight tremor in her left hand

next month," Mr.Hart

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

"Christopher!"

husband only glaring at her

should have never approved of this marriage," he mutters to

at Talia with

so sorry," she

didn’t think he

Talia shrugs, walking back

used

excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at

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

down her cheeks as she closes her eyes to take a

wiping her own tears and sitting up

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

begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from

scream and she collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms

on the desk,

into the phone,

"He-help me."

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

asks, pulling Talia in his

back her scream

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

cries, her hands clawing

can’t breathe! Jordan, I

the man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to

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

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

have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer

going to be fine,

to soothe

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