The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 36

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“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.

a few minutes and we’ll make sure

“O-okay,”

replies, looking over at

“Okay.”

of Christian’s arms to stand by her sister,

“Adios, Mami,”

giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as

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

she

do this.I

her down

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

of the room and into the The nurse pauses

the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal

“It’s okay, Mami,”

the

take good care of her for you.You just go home to

before Talia’s mother finally

while she sobs silently before

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

angry or upset, quietly sitting

sorry,” Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

just couldn’t do it.I couldn’t watch them …k-kill her,” she hiccups,

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

a tight

“I know…”

into

white with minimal decor, just a few plants here

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

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

at a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet

are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock

out, a beautiful woman and a brooding

bouquet of flowers and a little red box

happily, rushing to greet the woman

about this,” the woman corrects her,

can call me Kay. You know

her desk and nods nervously at the man

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

her husband in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

embarrassed, Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands

smiling like a two years and

She

looks at Talia, his intense stare

bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention

a gift for you,” Kay continues, attempting to

hope you like

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

a bit of

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

“Oh I see,”

see

you.How thoughtful of

are going to fix

mutters, Talia doing her

that.A real she-wolf would have

“Christopher!”

at

that

Luna, but she’s

her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight tremor in her left

next month,” Mr.Hart adds, his

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

“Christopher!”

only glaring at

marriage,” he mutters to himself before storming out

at Talia

so sorry,”

didn’t…I didn’t think he

shrugs, walking back

getting used to

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

them to work.She ties the bracelet

a deep breath.I

does not need me, wiping

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

Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from the

and she collapses on her knees

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

the phone, her voice

“He-help me.”

several minutes before a man bursts

the man asks, pulling Talia

her scream to

know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

her hands

I

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

can take a look at you,” he says, carrying her out of the

table in a patient gown and

Talia no

going to be fine,

tries to

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