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."

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

"Adios, Mami,"

giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as the

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

she

do

her

"Vanessa-"

"No!"

the The nurse pauses and looks at

and proceeding with the

"It’s okay, Mami,"

whimpers, wiping away the

but I’ll take good care of her

it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes

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

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

not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside her

Vanessa whimpers, her

her," she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm

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

another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and

"I know..."

into the abyss,

with minimal decor,

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

shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia and

punching away at a calculator and jotting something down on

when a gentle

a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking into

little red box in her hands, a beaming

Talia smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman

this," the woman corrects her, her

You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel

her desk and nods nervously at the man

says, forcing a smile for the silent man who

her husband in the stomach to

throat and cheerfully hands the small red

a two years and Goddess you have done an

honey?" She asks

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

does not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping

for you," Kay

you like

extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

a bit of hurt flickering in Talia’s

good luck with your

"Oh I see,"

I see the anger twitching

you.How thoughtful of

are going

Hart mutters, Talia doing her best

it, 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

"Christopher!"

at her

that back this

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

for her failure to produce an heir

month," Mr.Hart adds,

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

"Christopher!"

her husband only glaring

have never approved of this marriage," he mutters to himself before

at

sorry," she

didn’t...I didn’t think he

Talia shrugs, walking back to her

used

her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying

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 back

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

not need me, wiping her own tears and

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

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

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

a moment to reach for her phone on the desk, her

into the

"He-help me."

several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down beside

man asks,

her

know," She

"It just hurts."

"What hurts?"

"Everything!"

her hands clawing at her

can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t

named Jordan replies, blinking hard as

Dr.Lila can take a look

exam table in a

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

to be

tries to soothe

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