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 we’ll

“O-okay,”

looking over at

“Okay.”

stand by

“Adios, Mami,”

mother’s hand a squeeze as

the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when she suddenly bursts into

she whispers

do this.I

calm her down

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

storming out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only squeezes her

and proceeding with the removal

“It’s okay, Mami,”

whimpers, wiping away the last of her

scared but I’ll take good care of her

minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes

she

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

appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside her

Vanessa whimpers, her

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

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

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

“I know…”

hallway of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into an

decor, just a few plants here

the middle of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy

left wall is a book shelf full of thick

calculator and jotting

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

beautiful woman and a brooding man

small bouquet of flowers and a little red box in her

Talia smiles happily, rushing to

the woman corrects

me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel

puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously

a smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick

husband in the stomach to behave

clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small

a two

honey?” She asks her

his intense

not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping

have a gift for you,” Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

hope you like

a beautiful bracelet with stone beads “It’s a fertility

explains, a bit of hurt flickering in

luck with your fertility.Figured it

“Oh I see,”

politely, although I see the anger twitching

you.How thoughtful

few stones are going to fix the problem

Talia doing

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

“Christopher!”

snaps at her

that

but she’s a

an heir but I still

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

more year to give him an heir or

“Christopher!”

husband only glaring at her in

of this marriage,” he mutters to himself before storming out of the

at Talia with

so sorry,”

didn’t think

shrugs, walking back to

getting used

her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her

willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left wrist, her lower lip quivering when she

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

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

dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet

Talia doubles over, intensifies,

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

for her phone on the desk, her fingers

gaps into the phone, her voice

“He-help me.”

lays on the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the

the man asks, pulling Talia

her

know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

cries, her hands

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

hard as he tries to think of what

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

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

temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing but still

going to be

tries to soothe

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