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

“O-okay,”

replies, looking over at

“Okay.”

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

“Adios, Mami,”

as the nurse begins to turn

closely as the nurse reaches over to remove the ventilator from her mother’s mouth

she

can’t do this.I

her down

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

into the The nurse pauses and looks at Talia who only

going,” she murmurs, the nurse nodding and proceeding with

“It’s okay, Mami,”

the last

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

few minutes before Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team

holds Talia for a few more moments while she sobs silently before

curled

not appear angry or upset, quietly sitting beside

whimpers, her body

…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

“I know…”

of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing

white with minimal decor, just a few plants

wall, there is a

left wall is a book shelf full of

a calculator and jotting something down on a sheet of

a gentle knock on the door draws her

she calls out, a beautiful woman and a

little red box in

happily, rushing to greet the woman

about this,” the woman corrects her, her

Kay. You know Mrs.Hart

chuckles as she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously

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

in the stomach to behave but Mr.Hart only

clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small

smiling like a two years and Goddess you have

honey?” She

Talia, his

seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention

a gift for you,” Kay

you

opens the box and extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

explains, a bit of hurt flickering in

good luck with your fertility.Figured it would be worth

“Oh I see,”

although I see the anger

you.How thoughtful

a few stones are going to

mutters, Talia doing her best to stay

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

“Christopher!”

at her

take that back this

be a Luna, but she’s

tall as Mr.Hart berates her for her failure to produce an heir but I still see

month,” Mr.Hart adds, his voice low and

not getting any younger.You have one more year, Natalia, one more year to give him an heir or I will see to it that you are removed from

“Christopher!”

husband only glaring at her in

this marriage,” he mutters to himself before storming

at Talia with

so sorry,” she

didn’t think

alright,” Talia shrugs, walking back to

getting used to

find her husband.I watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes

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

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

me, wiping her own tears and sitting

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

Talia doubles over, intensifies, pushing herself away

in a silent scream and she collapses on her knees onto the floor,

to reach for her phone on the

into the phone, her voice

“He-help me.”

for several minutes before a

the man asks, pulling Talia

back her scream to

don’t know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

hands clawing at her

Jordan, I

as he tries to think of

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

on an exam table in a patient gown and Jordan sitting beside

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

to be fine,

tries to

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