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

“O-okay,”

looking over at

“Okay.”

of Christian’s arms to stand by her sister,

“Adios, Mami,”

squeeze as the nurse begins to turn off the

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

she

do this.I can’t

tries to calm her down by hugging

“Vanessa-”

“No!”

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

nodding and proceeding with the

“It’s okay, Mami,”

whimpers, wiping away the last of

of her for

Talia’s mother finally goes home, the medical team

Talia for a few more moments while she

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

angry or

sorry,” Vanessa whimpers, her

her,” she hiccups, Talia throwing

“I couldn’t…I couldn’t…”

giving her a tight squeeze and letting her rest her

“I know…”

hallway of the hospital disappears into the abyss, morphing

is painted white with minimal decor, just a few

wall, there is a reading nook with a large comfy chair

left wall is a book shelf full of thick books and

calculator and jotting something down

are furrowed in concentration when a gentle knock on the door draws

out, a beautiful woman

small bouquet of flowers and a little red

to greet

we’ve talked about this,” the woman corrects

call me Kay. You know Mrs.Hart makes

she puts the flowers on her desk and nods nervously at the man

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

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

embarrassed, Kay clears her throat and cheerfully hands the small

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

honey?” She asks her

his intense stare

does not seem bothered by his cold demeanor, keeping her attention on

a gift for you,” Kay continues, attempting to diffuse

you like

extracts a beautiful bracelet with stone beads

of hurt

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

“Oh I see,”

although I see the anger twitching in

you.How thoughtful of

stones are going to fix the problem

doing her

at that.A real

“Christopher!”

snaps at

take that back

but she’s a disgrace to

failure to produce an heir but I still see the

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

more year to give him an heir or I will

“Christopher!”

husband only glaring at her in

have never approved of this marriage,” he mutters to himself before storming out of

looks at Talia with

sorry,”

didn’t…I didn’t think he

Talia shrugs, walking back

getting used to

watch Talia sit at her desk for a moment, her eyes studying the

if willing them to work.She ties the bracelet

take a deep breath.I walk

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

awe of her as she dives into her work, somehow finding

begins her work, Talia doubles over, intensifies,

collapses on her

for her phone on the desk, her fingers shaking as she

the phone,

“He-help me.”

on the floor for several minutes before a man bursts through the door, kneeling down

the man asks, pulling Talia in his

her scream to

don’t know,” She

“It just hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“Everything!”

cries, her hands

breathe! Jordan, I can’t breathe.I can’t

hard as

can take a look at you,” he says,

sitting anxiously on an exam table in a patient

seems to have subsided temporarily, Talia no longer screaming or

to be fine,

to soothe

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