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.”

by

“Adios, Mami,”

mother’s hand a squeeze as

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

she whispers

can’t do this.I can’t

tries to calm her

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes her

nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of the

“It’s okay, Mami,”

away the last

of her for you.You

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

she sobs silently before she rushes off to find her

not take her long to find her, Vanessa curled

or upset, quietly sitting

sorry,” Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking

…k-kill her,” she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

tight squeeze and letting her rest

“I know…”

into

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

wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair and a

entire left wall is a book shelf full of thick books

punching away at a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet

a gentle knock on

in,” she calls out, a beautiful woman and a

a little red box in

to greet

this,” the woman corrects her, her smile

You

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

says, forcing a smile for the silent man who

to behave but Mr.Hart only

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully

dear,” she chirps, smiling like a two years

She

looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention

for you,” Kay continues,

you

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

of hurt flickering in Talia’s

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

“Oh I see,”

politely, although I see

thoughtful

are going to fix the

mutters, Talia doing her best to

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

“Christopher!”

snaps at her

take that back

she’s a disgrace to

failure to produce an heir

month,” Mr.Hart adds, his voice low

getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or

“Christopher!”

her husband only glaring at her in

never approved of this marriage,” he mutters

at Talia with

sorry,” she

didn’t think he

shrugs, walking back

getting used

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

the bracelet on

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

does not need me, wiping her own tears and sitting up

left in awe of her as she dives into her work, somehow finding

begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies,

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

her phone on

gaps into the

“He-help me.”

floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the door,

happened?” the man asks, pulling

back her scream

know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

hands clawing

breathe! Jordan, I can’t

replies, blinking hard as he tries to think of

clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look

an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her

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

to be fine,

tries to soothe

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