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 make

“O-okay,”

replies, looking over at

“Okay.”

arms to stand by

“Adios, Mami,”

mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse begins to

to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth when she suddenly bursts into

can’t,” she whispers

can’t do

to calm her

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

the The nurse pauses and looks at

murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal of

“It’s okay, Mami,”

the

of her for you.You just go home

Talia’s mother finally goes home,

few more moments while she sobs silently before

her, Vanessa curled up on the floor, hugging her knees to

does not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside her

her body

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

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her

“I know…”

of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing into an

minimal decor, just a few plants

room, right wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair and a matching

entire left wall is a book shelf full of thick books and a wedding portrait

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

brows are furrowed in concentration when a

calls out, a beautiful woman and a brooding man

holds a small bouquet of flowers and a little red box in

happily, rushing to

the woman corrects her, her smile never

call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes me

on her desk

a smile for the silent man who only

husband in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only growls

Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small

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

She asks her

looks at Talia, his

his cold demeanor, keeping her

gift for you,” Kay continues, attempting

you like

opens the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone

explains, a bit of hurt flickering in Talia’s

bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured it would be

“Oh I see,”

smiles politely, although I see the

thoughtful

stones are going to fix the

doing her best to stay

pretending to be a she-wolf.A pathetic one at that.A real she-wolf would have already

“Christopher!”

snaps at

that back

a Luna, but she’s a disgrace

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

26 next month,” Mr.Hart adds, his

not getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or

“Christopher!”

her husband only glaring at her

approved of this marriage,” he mutters

at Talia with

sorry,”

didn’t…I didn’t think

alright,” Talia shrugs, walking back to

getting used to

go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her

the bracelet on left wrist, her lower

her eyes to take a deep breath.I walk over to her, wishing I could somehow soothe

need me, wiping

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

suddenly as she begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies,

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

on the desk, her fingers shaking as

she gaps into the phone, her voice

“He-help me.”

lays on the floor for several minutes before a man bursts

asks, pulling Talia

her scream to

know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

her hands

I

Jordan replies, blinking hard as he tries to think

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

table in a patient gown and Jordan

temporarily, Talia no

to

to soothe

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