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 we'll

"O-okay,"

replies, looking over at

"Okay."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

a squeeze as the nurse

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

can’t," she

can’t do this.I can’t

to calm her down by

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

into the The nurse pauses

going," she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of the

"It’s okay, Mami,"

wiping away the last

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

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

for a few more moments while she

does not take her long to find her, Vanessa curled up on the floor, hugging her knees to

angry or upset, quietly

Vanessa whimpers, her

couldn’t watch them ...k-kill her,"

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

tight squeeze and

"I know..."

hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing

with minimal decor, just a few plants here

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

shelf full of thick books and a

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

concentration when a gentle knock on the door

in," she calls out, a beautiful woman and

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

Talia smiles happily, rushing to greet

talked about this," the woman

can call me Kay. You

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

forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick

the stomach to

throat and cheerfully hands the small red box

like a two years and Goddess you have done an

She asks her

his intense stare sending chills

by his cold

Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

hope you

and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

of hurt flickering in Talia’s

luck with your fertility.Figured it

"Oh I see,"

smiles politely, although I see

thoughtful

few stones are going to fix

Talia doing her best to stay

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

"Christopher!"

at

that back this

might be a Luna, but she’s

as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight tremor

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

younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him

"Christopher!"

shouts, her husband only

this marriage," he mutters to himself before storming

at Talia with

sorry," she

didn’t...I didn’t think

walking

getting used

excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying 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

a deep breath.I walk over to

wiping her own tears and sitting up

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

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

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

her a moment to reach for her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking as she dials

the phone, her

"He-help me."

lays on the floor for several minutes before a man bursts

happened?" the man asks,

holds back her scream to

don’t know,"

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands

I

replies, blinking hard as he tries to think of

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

anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan

Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still

going to be

tries to soothe

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