The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 41

Chapter 41: In Her Shadow

***Vanessa***

All morning, the pack medical team has been examining me, testing my brain function and my patience with their incessant questions.

What makes this entire experience upsetting, however, is the fact that my own husband has not even bothered to check up on me.

I don’t expect to be coddled or doted on as Christian is not exactly a very nurturing man even when he was with Natalia, but still, a simple “Hey, how are you feeling?” would have been nice.

To make matters worse, my head is pounding and it feels like every part of my body is overstimulated.

My ears are so sensitive and the sound of the heart monitor beeping is only making my headache worse.

Even my eyes burn from all the damn light coming in from the window and I’ve been given sunglasses to alleviate the pain.

All this stimulation seems to be playing tricks on my mind because I swear I hear whines and barks in my head throughout the examinations.

I don’t think much of the sounds though, chalking it all up to my imagination and exhaustion.

Where the f**k is my Gamma? I wonder, looking around the empty hospital room.

Shouldn’t Jordan at least be here to take care of me? He used to take care of Natalia all the time whenever she was sick.

No matter what I do, I will always be stuck in her shadow.

Growing up, Natalia was the perfect golden child.

She was naturally very smart, always landing a spot on the Honor Roll while I always struggled to keep up.

I had to work twice as hard to make the list and when I showed my mother my report card for a tiny bit of recognition, she just shrugged and tossed it on the table.

“What do you want? A reward?” she scoffed sarcastically.

“Estas pero bien pendeja {You are an i***t!}.This is the bare minimum.I did not leave my country for you to not take advantage of your education.You should always make the honor roll, just like your sister.Deja de andar con tus babosadas y ayudame a hacer de comer {Enough with your stupidity and help me make dinner}.”

I never showed her my report card again after that.

With Natalia being such a damn star in academics, I turned to the next best thing, sports.I joined the soccer team and worked my way to captain on the cheer team.

Did it matter? No.

taking Natalia to her debate meets, her volunteering programs at the

had to build my own support group, seeking recognition in the amount of friends I had and attention from the football team.I was labeled a slut for most of highschool, though I never did

course, that quickly

at a highschool party, I met a college boy from the nearby university, Skyler, through

to join him for a drink in the master bedroom and being the dumb b***h that I was and excited to have caught the

most of that night, only that I woke up naked in bed early the next morning

I ran all the way home, convincing myself that nothing happened to me,

I never

angry at me for sneaking out and the cops would have said I was asking for it by dressing the way I did

raped? After that, I did everything I could to erase Skyler off my body, f*****g anything

s*x as just an act, an exchange

of an

who always knew exactly what she wanted, I was completely

parents were not

“They make good money.”

engineer.It’s wired like a cactus s**t really hit the fan when Natalia became an EMT and then started working towards her Medical Assistant certification with the ultimate goal of going to PA school while I was still deciding what the f**k I

turned to the only thing I knew, partying and drinking to numb

all changed when

a few classes but it wasn’t until we were paired for a sociology

always

that point, Christian didn’t try to jump into my pants at the

until my stomach hurt and we’d talk for

was the first

are one smart Lady.Why didn’t

to tell me whenever I got an idea

the man whose soul completes mine, understanding that my worst nightmares are

“I’m sorry,”

tears lining his

“I’m very sorry…but…we-”

to find the words, fighting with

“Please…”

I can stop it, a part of me hoping it

face softens, both of his hands cupping my cheeks as he

complete stop, the world and all of its problems fading away

the most breathtaking kiss I have ever

as my mate,” he whispers,

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