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.”

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

“Adios, Mami,”

whimpers, giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to turn off the

remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when she

can’t,” she

can’t do

to calm her

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes

nodding and

“It’s okay, Mami,”

wiping away the last of her

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

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

Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to

curled up on the floor, hugging her knees to

not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

whimpers, her body shaking with

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

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

giving her a tight squeeze and letting her

“I know…”

hallway of the hospital disappears into the

minimal decor, just a few plants here

wall, there is a reading nook

of

calculator and jotting something

furrowed in concentration when a

out, a beautiful woman and

woman holds a small bouquet of flowers and a little red

smiles happily, rushing to greet

talked about this,” the woman corrects her, her smile

You know Mrs.Hart makes

the flowers on her desk and nods nervously

for the silent man who only gives her a quick

husband in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart

cheerfully hands the small red

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

She asks

man only looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills down

bothered by his cold demeanor,

a gift for you,” Kay continues,

hope you

a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

a bit of

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

“Oh I see,”

politely, although I see

thoughtful of

few stones are going to

doing her best to stay

Kay.She’s a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would

“Christopher!”

snaps at her

take that back this

but she’s a disgrace to this pack!”

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

is turning 26 next month,” Mr.Hart

to give him an heir or I will see to it that you are removed

“Christopher!”

her husband only glaring at her in

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

looks at Talia

sorry,” she

didn’t…I didn’t

shrugs, walking

getting used

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

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

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

not need me, wiping

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

Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from the

and she collapses on her

to reach for her phone on the desk, her fingers

she gaps into the phone, her

“He-help me.”

lays on the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down

asks, pulling

her scream to

know,”

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

cries, her hands

can’t breathe! Jordan, I can’t breathe.I

replies, blinking hard as he tries to

take a look at you,” he says, carrying

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

temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or

to

tries to

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