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.

minutes and we’ll make sure

“O-okay,”

looking over at

“Okay.”

out of Christian’s arms to stand by her sister, grabbing hold of her mother’s

“Adios, Mami,”

squeeze as the

watches closely as the nurse reaches over to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when she suddenly

she

can’t do

calm her down by

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

nurse pauses and looks at Talia

the nurse nodding and

“It’s okay, Mami,”

away the last of

care of her

takes a few minutes before Talia’s

while she sobs silently before she rushes

to find her, Vanessa curled up on the floor,

does not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting

her body shaking

…k-kill her,” she hiccups, Talia throwing her

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest

“I know…”

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 reading nook with a large comfy chair and a matching

is a book shelf full of

desk, punching away at a calculator and jotting

furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock

she calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding

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

to greet the woman with

this,” the woman corrects her,

call me Kay. You know

chuckles as she puts the flowers on her desk

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

the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

her throat and cheerfully hands the small red

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

honey?” She asks her

Talia, his intense stare sending chills

by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention on

gift for you,” Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

hope you

opens the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet

bit of hurt

meant to bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would be worth a

“Oh I see,”

although I see the anger

you.How thoughtful

yes.Because a few stones are going

Hart mutters, Talia doing

one at that.A

“Christopher!”

at

that

Luna, but she’s a disgrace to this pack!”

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

turning 26 next month,” Mr.Hart adds, his voice low

have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or

“Christopher!”

only glaring

of this marriage,” he mutters to

looks at Talia with

so sorry,”

didn’t…I didn’t think he

shrugs, walking back

used

she excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia

them to work.She ties the bracelet

take a deep breath.I walk over to

however, does not need me, wiping her own tears and sitting

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

she begins her work, Talia doubles

collapses on her knees onto the floor, her arms wrapping around her

on the desk, her fingers shaking as she dials

she gaps into the phone,

“He-help me.”

lays on the floor for several minutes before a man

man asks, pulling

her scream

don’t know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

her hands clawing at her

Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

the man named Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to think of what to

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

morphs into a clinic, Talia sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside her as he holds her

seems to have subsided temporarily, Talia no

going to

to soothe

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