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.

and we’ll make sure she’s

“O-okay,”

replies, looking over

“Okay.”

by her sister, grabbing hold of

“Adios, Mami,”

as the nurse

to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when

she

do this.I

her down by hugging

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

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

and proceeding with the removal of

“It’s okay, Mami,”

whimpers, wiping away the last of her

I’ll take good care of her for you.You just go

minutes before Talia’s mother

moments while she sobs silently before she rushes off to

take her long to find her, Vanessa curled up on the

or

Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking

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…”

the hospital disappears into

minimal decor, just a

large desk sits in the middle of the room, right wall, there is a

shelf full of thick books

sits at the desk, punching away at a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet

concentration when a gentle knock on the

in,” she calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man walking

and a little

Talia smiles happily, rushing to greet the

about this,” the woman corrects her, her smile never

me Kay. You

her desk and nods nervously at the man

a smile for the silent man who only

stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small red box

Anniversary, my dear,” she chirps, smiling like a two years and

She

at Talia, his intense stare sending chills

his cold demeanor,

gift for you,” Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the developing

hope you like

extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone

bit of

to bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it

“Oh I see,”

smiles politely, although I see the anger twitching in her

thoughtful of

are going to

Hart mutters, Talia doing her best to

pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have

“Christopher!”

snaps at

that back this

Luna, but she’s a disgrace to

tall as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an

month,” Mr.Hart

year, Natalia, one more year to give him

“Christopher!”

shouts, her husband only glaring at

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

looks at Talia

so sorry,” she

didn’t…I didn’t

Talia shrugs, walking back

getting used to

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

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

take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing

wiping her own

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

her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away from

and she collapses on her knees

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

she gaps into the phone,

“He-help me.”

floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the

man asks, pulling Talia in

holds back her scream

don’t know,”

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

hands

Jordan, I can’t

the man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries

take a look at you,” he says, carrying her out of the

table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as he

seems to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or writhing

to be

to soothe

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