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.

few minutes and we’ll

“O-okay,”

looking over at

“Okay.”

stand by her sister, grabbing hold of

“Adios, Mami,”

her mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to turn

reaches over to remove the ventilator from

can’t,” she

do this.I

her down by

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

and into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia

and proceeding with the removal of

“It’s okay, Mami,”

wiping away the last of

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

before Talia’s mother

for a few more moments while she sobs silently before she rushes

find her, Vanessa curled

or upset, quietly sitting beside her

Vanessa whimpers, her body shaking with

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

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

tight squeeze and letting her rest her head on

“I know…”

disappears into the abyss, morphing into an

white with minimal decor, just a

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

a book shelf full of thick books and

away at a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet of

in concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws her

woman and

of flowers and a little

rushing to greet the

the woman corrects her, her smile never

Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

chuckles as she puts the flowers on her desk and

forcing a smile for the silent man who only gives her a quick

to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small red box to

two years and Goddess you have done an

honey?” She asks her

man only looks at Talia, his intense stare sending chills

does not seem bothered by his cold demeanor,

you,” Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the

you like

the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads “It’s

bit of hurt flickering

you good luck with your fertility.Figured

“Oh I see,”

see the anger twitching

thoughtful

few stones are

Hart mutters, Talia doing her best to

pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a whole litter

“Christopher!”

snaps at her

that

might be a Luna, but she’s a disgrace to

an

next month,” Mr.Hart adds, his

Natalia, one more year to give him an heir

“Christopher!”

husband only glaring

have never approved of this marriage,” he mutters to

looks at Talia with

so sorry,”

didn’t think

Talia shrugs, walking back to her

getting used

find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk

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

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

wiping her own tears and

as she dives into her work, somehow finding the strength to focus on the spreadsheet in front

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

silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms wrapping around her

phone on the desk, her

the phone,

“He-help me.”

a man

asks,

holds back her scream to

know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

cries, her hands clawing

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

as

take a look at you,” he says, carrying her

room morphs into a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient

Talia no longer screaming or

going to be

tries to soothe

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