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

“O-okay,”

looking over at

“Okay.”

Christian’s arms to stand by her

“Adios, Mami,”

whimpers, giving her mother’s hand a squeeze as the

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

calm her down

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who

and proceeding with the removal of

“It’s okay, Mami,”

wiping away the last

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

nurse promised, it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally

for a few more moments while she sobs silently

Vanessa curled

not appear angry or upset, quietly

her

couldn’t do it.I couldn’t watch them …k-kill her,” she hiccups, Talia throwing her arm around her

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

a tight squeeze

“I know…”

disappears into the abyss, morphing

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

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

entire left wall is a book shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia

away at a calculator and jotting something down on

are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the door

she calls out, a beautiful woman and a

small bouquet of flowers and a little red box in her hands, a beaming smile

smiles happily, rushing to greet the

we’ve talked about this,” the woman

me Kay. You

her desk and nods nervously at

man who only gives her a quick glance and nods in

nudges her husband in the stomach to

embarrassed, Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the

two years and Goddess you have

honey?” She

only looks at Talia, his

not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her

Kay continues,

hope you

opens the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone

bit of hurt flickering in Talia’s

to bring you good luck with

“Oh I see,”

I see

you.How thoughtful

few stones are going

doing her

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

“Christopher!”

at

that back

a Luna, but she’s

tall as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see the slight

next month,” Mr.Hart adds, his voice

year to give him an heir or

“Christopher!”

her husband only glaring at her

should have never approved of this marriage,” he

looks at

sorry,”

didn’t…I didn’t think he

shrugs, walking back to her

used to

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

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

closes her eyes to take a

need me, wiping her own tears and

as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus

work, Talia doubles

and she collapses on her knees onto

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

she gaps into the phone, her voice

“He-help me.”

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

the man asks, pulling Talia in his

holds back her

know,”

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

cries, her hands clawing

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

as he

you to the pack clinic so Dr.Lila can take a look at you,” he

anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown

to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing

going to be fine,

tries to soothe

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