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

“O-okay,”

looking

“Okay.”

stand by her sister, grabbing hold of her mother’s

“Adios, Mami,”

mother’s hand a squeeze as the nurse

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

can’t,” she whispers

do

tries to calm her down by

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

out of the room and into the The nurse pauses and looks at

nurse nodding and proceeding with the removal

“It’s okay, Mami,”

the last of her

care of her

the nurse promised, it only takes a few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the

more moments while she sobs

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

does not appear angry or

her

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

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

bursts into another sob, Talia giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her head on her

“I know…”

hallway of the hospital disappears into

is painted white with minimal decor, just

of the room, right wall, there is a reading nook

full of thick books and a wedding portrait of Talia

desk, punching away at a calculator and jotting something

a gentle knock on

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

flowers and a little red box in her hands,

rushing to

woman corrects

call me Kay. You know

flowers on her desk and nods nervously

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

her husband in the stomach to

throat and cheerfully hands the small red box

like a two years and Goddess you have done an incredible

She

looks at Talia, his intense stare sending

seem bothered by his cold demeanor,

for you,” Kay continues, attempting to diffuse the

you

a beautiful bracelet

of hurt

bring you good luck with your fertility.Figured

“Oh I see,”

politely, although I see

thoughtful

yes.Because a few stones are going to fix the problem

Hart mutters, Talia doing her best

at that.A real she-wolf would have already delivered a

“Christopher!”

snaps at her

take that back this

she’s a disgrace to this pack!” Mr.Hart

Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I

next month,” Mr.Hart adds,

him an heir or I will see to it that you are removed from your

“Christopher!”

her husband only glaring at her

he mutters to himself before storming out

at Talia

so sorry,”

didn’t…I didn’t

shrugs, walking back to her

getting used

softens and she excuses herself to go find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying

beads between her fingers, as if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet on left

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

not need me, wiping her own

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

Talia doubles over,

on

takes her a moment to reach for her phone on

into the phone, her

“He-help me.”

a man

man asks, pulling Talia

holds back her scream

know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

her hands

breathe! Jordan, I

hard as he tries to think of what

can take a look at you,”

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

no longer screaming or writhing but still equally

going to be fine,

tries to soothe

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