Zanet****
“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,”
replies, looking
“Okay.”
of Christian’s arms to stand by her sister, grabbing hold of
“Adios, Mami,”
as the nurse begins
nurse reaches over to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth
she whispers
do
calm her
“Vanessa-”
“No!”
nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only
nurse nodding and
“It’s okay, Mami,”
wiping away the last
take good care of her for you.You just go home to Dad.We’ll be
Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team
Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes
curled up on the floor,
not appear angry or upset,
her body
just couldn’t do it.I couldn’t watch them …k-kill her,” she hiccups, Talia throwing
“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”
tight squeeze and letting her
“I know…”
of the hospital disappears into
is painted white with minimal decor, just a few plants
is a reading nook
wall is a book shelf full of thick books
calculator and jotting something
brows are furrowed in concentration when a
beautiful woman and a brooding man walking
a small bouquet of flowers and a little
smiles happily, rushing to greet the woman
talked about this,” the woman corrects her, her smile never
You know Mrs.Hart makes me feel
chuckles as she puts the flowers on her desk and nods
she says, forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives
to behave
Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands
smiling like a two years
honey?” She asks
his intense stare sending chills down my
bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her
gift for you,” Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the
hope you
box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads
bit of hurt flickering in
with your fertility.Figured
“Oh I see,”
politely, although I see the anger twitching
you.How thoughtful of
are going to fix the
mutters, Talia doing her
Kay.She’s a human pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter of
“Christopher!”
at
that back
a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to this pack!”
berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the
month,” Mr.Hart adds, his voice low
year to give him an heir or I
“Christopher!”
her husband only glaring at her
should have never approved of this marriage,” he mutters to himself before storming out
at
so sorry,” she
didn’t…I didn’t think
walking
getting used
watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying the fertility
between her fingers, as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left
roll down her cheeks as she closes her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I
wiping her own tears
of her as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the
she begins her work, Talia doubles over,
silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto the floor, her
a moment to reach for her phone on
gaps into the phone, her
“He-help me.”
lays on the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down
man asks, pulling Talia in
back her scream
don’t know,”
“It just hurts.”
“What hurts?”
“Everything!”
cries, her hands clawing at her
I
replies, blinking hard as he tries to
I’ll take you to the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at you,” he says, carrying
on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as
subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing
going to be
to soothe
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