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.

and we’ll make sure she’s

“O-okay,”

looking

“Okay.”

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

“Adios, Mami,”

mother’s hand a squeeze as

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

she

can’t do this.I

calm her down by hugging

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

storming out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia

and proceeding with the removal

“It’s okay, Mami,”

whimpers, wiping away the last of

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

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

for a few more moments while she sobs

find her, Vanessa curled up

does not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

it.I couldn’t watch them …k-kill her,”

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

into another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting

“I know…”

of the hospital disappears into the abyss,

minimal decor, just a few plants here

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

shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait of

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

furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws her

calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking into

small bouquet of flowers and a little red box in

rushing to greet the woman with a

woman corrects her, her smile never

me Kay. You

chuckles as she puts the flowers on her

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

the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls in

clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small red

dear,” she chirps, smiling like a two years and Goddess you have

honey?” She asks

his intense stare sending chills down

not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention

a gift for you,” Kay continues, attempting

hope you

and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone

explains, a bit of

meant to bring you good luck with

“Oh I see,”

see the anger twitching

thoughtful of

few stones are going to fix the problem

Hart mutters, Talia doing her

that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered

“Christopher!”

at

that back

Luna, but she’s a disgrace

her for her failure to produce an heir but I

is turning 26 next month,” Mr.Hart adds, his

more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will

“Christopher!”

only glaring at her

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

looks at

sorry,”

didn’t…I didn’t think he

alright,” Talia shrugs, walking back to her

used to

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

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

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

me, wiping her own

into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet in front of

begins her work, Talia

open in a silent scream and she collapses on

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

gaps into the

“He-help me.”

several minutes before a man bursts through the door,

what happened?” the man asks, pulling Talia in his

holds back her

don’t know,”

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

hands clawing

breathe! Jordan, I can’t

replies, blinking hard as he

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

an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside

subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing

to be

to soothe

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