The Silent Alpha (Natalia)

Chapter 28

Zane***

“You can use my phone if that helps,”

Talia suggests, pulling out her phone from her pocket and unlocking it for me.

Beads of sweat gather at my temple as I stare blankly at the Notepad app.

She’s not asking for much, Grayson mutters.

Did you miss the part where she’s been married to a perfect Alpha? I snap at him.

What do you think will go through her head when she realizes she’s mated to a freak? You are being dramatic, Grayson groans.

He wasn’t THAT perfect.

He cheated on her! WITH HER SISTER! That’s not the point! The point is my own father refused to recognize meas his son! \retort.

When Talia realizes how truly worthless I am, she’ll reject me like everyone else has.

Do you not trust our mate will treat us fairly? Grayson asks.

I look up at my mate, her smile faltering with my everlasting silence.

She deserves the truth…

Grayson sighs.

And so do we.

We won’t know how she truly feels about us if all we show her is a lie.

But…Anything.

The phone trembles in my hand, my fingers unwilling to type out a message.

Minutes crawl by before Talia finally loses her patience.

“Okay, I think this date is over,”

Talia laughs dryly, my heart sinking as a few tears cling to her eyes.

She wipes at them angrily and starts to get up, disappointed by my lack of response.

“I honestly don’t even know what I was expecting,” she mutters, shaking her head at herself.

“This was such a f*****g mistake and I can’t even be mad at you because I did this to myself,” she huffs, rolling her eyes.

“I should have just kept my mouth shut.”

She presses the palms of her hands against her eyes to stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks.

“Please take me home,” she whimpers.

“I don’t want to be here anymore.”

My mind goes into a panic when I hear the hurt in her voice.I open my mouth to explain but it feels as though the wind has been knocked out of me and all that comes out is a gasp.

Come on! I snap at myself.

Say something! But the harder I try to utter a word, the drier my mouth feels and the heavier my tongue becomes.

All the memories of my father screaming at me to speak come flooding back and the words get caught in my throat, unable to escape.

She deserves the truth, I remind myself, taking a few deep breaths and rising to my feet shoulders and turn her towards me, embracing her in my arms.

I try to hold her to my chest but Talia only shakes her head in anger at me.

“No,” she cries.

“You don’t get to just hug this all away.I told you my story.I shared my pain with you,” she hiccups.

“Why can’t you do the same for me?”

Knowing she is right, I urge her to sit back down, patting the space beside me as my eyes plead with her to sit.

Reluctantly, she settles down, hugging her knees to her chest.

Her brown eyes watch me carefully, scrutinizing my every move.

I pull the phone from my pocket and after she unlocks it, I type out my plan.

“I can’t tell you my story, but I can show you,” She reads aloud.

“Close your eyes.”

She gives me a confused look but I just smile and place my hand over my own eyes to show her what I need from her.

Very hesitantly, she places both hands over her eyes, sighing deeply in annoyance.

Taking a deep breath, I close my own eyes and concentrate, letting down my walls and accepting the river of thoughts coming from my mate.

“This is silly,” her voice echoes in my head.

“Shhh,”

I whisper, Talia suddenly jumping up and looking around frantically.

was that? Did you hear something?” she asks, her

a little and gesture for her to

***Natalia***

behind my eyelids when suddenly a little white light appears in the black

a woman echoes from the light, singing a sweet lullaby of sorts, and

coming from?” I wonder, looking around the emptiness but only seeing the white

am alone with my thoughts, I decide to follow the voice towards the light, approaching it

temporarily blinding me for a few moments before settling back and revealing

large and spacious with a high ceiling, the

the room, a treehouse sitting on the tree on the left and a slide

connects

there is a large bed with forest covers

the opposite side of the room there is what appears to be a small kitchenette equipped with a sink,

the the left wall and

room, there are very few toys,

air vent the only means of fresh air,

can make out a bathroom near the entrance of the room, which appears to

no child’s room, I

This is a prison.

sheets of paper.He can’t be more than 5 or 6

my horror, find that his left eye is completely swollen shut, dark bruises littering the entirety of

he scribbles “My name is

there is a pile of sheets

Zane’s

on the door begin to jingle, the little

locks are undone, the door swings open, a beautiful woman

resemble Zane’s whenever

be related, \take note, watching as Zane climbs out of his chair to greet the woman

into her arms, Zane resting his head on her shoulder pushing in a small

is quite handsome, his piercing blue eyes like the ocean, and he

pulling

man’s arm who is busy setting up the food on the

man looks down at little

me kid?” He asks, taking the card and reading

nice and you’re not mean.I like you.” he

I

I’m not a

now,” the woman laughs, Zane

have

smile falters slightly but he nods anyway and fishes out another card, this

to the woman who

good now,” she says, her voice cracking

she sighs,

is just….” she pauses,

his own way.” see

our lunch, okay?” she forces a smile, little

two of them enjoying

quiet as he eats, careful not to chew loudly or make

the

bursts open, a

6ft 4, his bulging muscles and broad shoulders barely contained within his

a scar just below

dark hair is combed back and his eyes are almost black

explain why you called me in here, Ellie?” he snaps

for a meeting in

a gift for you,”

She’s his mother?I wonder.

turns to look at

“Go on, Zane,”

him by

for him on his

disobey his mother, climbing out of his

flared nostrils keeps his head down, his hand shaking violently as he holds out

the eye when addressing me, boy,” the man spits, Zane remaining frozen

the face, Zane falling over on the

her feet in an instant, screaming at the

snarls, shoving him though he does

just showing you his

did not look me in the eye!” Sebastian

in the eye when he’s

“He’s just a boy!”

argues, helping Zane

boy that will one day lead

roars, curling his finger

behind a weak Alpha to take my

once again approaches his father.He holds his head high, his freshly split lip quivering slightly as he holds the card

to his eyes but little Zane remains strong, holding them back with all of

breathes heavily, swallowing back the sobs I know he wants

and tear-stained cheeks, Zane faces his father, my heart swelling with pride at his sheer strength and courage

“Read it.”

“Sebastian-”

words, then he doesn’t deserve to call me father,”

into the abyss, leaving me all alone in the pitch black with my

more painful than the memory, however, is the realization that I have been unkind to a man who has grown

staring blankly

help comfort him, my mind still reeling from all the

was a prisoner in his

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