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.

few minutes and we’ll make sure

“O-okay,”

replies, looking over

“Okay.”

by her sister, grabbing

“Adios, Mami,”

giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to

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

she whispers

do this.I can’t

to calm her down by hugging

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

snaps, storming out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes her mother’s

going,” she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with

“It’s okay, Mami,”

whimpers, wiping away the last

good care of her for you.You just

takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally

more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to find her

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

angry or upset,

whimpers, her body

…k-kill her,” she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm around her sister’s

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

her a tight squeeze and letting her

“I know…”

hallway of the hospital disappears into the abyss,

minimal decor, just a few plants here

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

entire left wall is a book shelf full of thick books and a

away at a calculator and jotting something down on

brows are furrowed in concentration when a

beautiful woman and a brooding

of flowers and a little

to greet the woman

talked about this,” the woman corrects her, her

Kay. You know

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

who only gives her a quick glance and

nudges her husband in the stomach to behave but

and cheerfully hands the small red box to

two years and Goddess you have

She asks her

man only looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills

does not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her

for you,” Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

hope you

beautiful

explains, a bit of hurt

luck with your fertility.Figured it

“Oh I see,”

see

thoughtful of

yes.Because a few stones are going to fix

mutters, Talia doing her

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

“Christopher!”

snaps at her

that back this

she’s a disgrace to

failure to produce an heir but

26 next month,” Mr.Hart adds, his voice

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

“Christopher!”

her husband only glaring at her in

marriage,” he mutters to himself before storming out

looks at Talia with

sorry,” she

didn’t think he

Talia shrugs, walking back to

used

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

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

closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I could somehow

need me, wiping her own tears and

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

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

open in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees

her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking as she dials a

she gaps into the

“He-help me.”

before a man bursts

what happened?” the man asks, pulling Talia in

back her scream

don’t know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

hands clawing at

I can’t

man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries

the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at you,” he says, carrying

anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as he holds

seems to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or

to be

to

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