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.

minutes and

“O-okay,”

looking

“Okay.”

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

“Adios, Mami,”

a squeeze as the nurse begins to turn

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

can’t,” she whispers

can’t do this.I can’t

calm her

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

and into the The nurse pauses and looks

nodding and proceeding with

“It’s okay, Mami,”

away the last of

I’ll take good care of her for you.You just

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

moments while she sobs silently before she

to find her, Vanessa curled

does not appear angry or upset, quietly

her

watch them …k-kill her,” she hiccups,

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her head on

“I know…”

disappears into the abyss, morphing

is painted white with minimal decor, just a few plants here and

of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair and a matching coffee

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

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

concentration when a

calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man

flowers and a little red box in her

smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman

about this,” the woman corrects her, her

Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel

the flowers on her desk and

she says, forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick glance and nods in

in the stomach to

throat and cheerfully hands the small red box

a two years and Goddess you have done

honey?” She

man only looks at Talia, his intense stare sending

by his cold demeanor, keeping her

Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

you like

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

explains, a bit of hurt flickering

bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would

“Oh I see,”

although I see the anger twitching in

thoughtful

are going to fix

mutters, Talia doing her best to stay

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

“Christopher!”

at

take that back this

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

her failure to produce an heir but I

month,” Mr.Hart adds,

give him an heir or I will see

“Christopher!”

her husband only

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

at Talia

so sorry,”

didn’t think

shrugs, walking back to her

used

watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying the

as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet

she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk

wiping her own tears and

somehow finding the strength to focus

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

and she collapses on her knees onto

phone on the desk, her fingers shaking as

she gaps into the phone, her voice

“He-help me.”

lays on the floor for several minutes before a

man asks, pulling Talia

holds back her

don’t know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

cries, her hands clawing at

I can’t breathe.I

hard as he tries to think

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

sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting

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

to

tries to

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