The Silent Alpha

"*Zane*** 

"Are you fighting with me or staying out of this war?" Toran asks, a crippling fear grasping onto me.

My gaze shifts between my mate and mother, my heart unable to decide what to do.

I can’t bear the thought of leaving Talia and Kota alone knowing that her wolf will soon emerge for its first shift but I had already lost my mother once and I don’t have the strength to lose her again.

As I struggle to find my answer, Rionna replies for me.

"You will not drag my son into this," she declares, standing protectively in front of me.

"I am Ravenstone’s Luna and it’s me Sebastian wants.I’ll go back.You just leave my son out of this."

Toran eyes my mother with an emotionless expression plastered on his face and he sighs tiredly as he formulates a response.

My mind, however, drifts off to the memories of my mother and father when I was a child.

My father aimed most of his anger towards me but my mother was never exempt from his abuse.

He would not hesitate to slap or hit her if she stood in the way of my punishment and she always did.

"Why did you stop?"

My father snarls, slowly unbuckling his belt from his waist.He rises to his feet, towering over me as I hold my book with trembling hands.

"I didn’t say you could stop." I stare at the word "colonel" from the poem I am reading, tears springing to my eyes as I realize I will inevitably stutter through it. I purse my lips and shake my head, preferring to take my punishment now rather than anger him more with my failure.

"Say it," my father commands as I hold my breath, close my eyes, and start to count.

1...2...3...4...

I hear his swift footsteps start to charge towards me, the sting of his belt rippling behind my thigh.

At once, the breath I’ve been holding is released with a scream as I receive a second lick to the back of my knees.

"Dadd-"

"I told you to speak!"

My father roars, raising his hand above his head to hit me again.

"Sebastian, stop it!"

My mother begs, tugging at his shirt in a weak attempt to get him to stop whipping me.

"Stop it! Stop it, don’t hurt my baby!"

She beats her fists against his shoulders to make him stop and he shoves her away from him absent-mindedly to hit me again.

When she doesn’t stop attacking him, he turns against her, pinning her to the ground with his large thighs and grabbing at her belt, my mother begging for him to let her go.

She calls to his wolf but it seems my father is in complete control, beating her over and over again until he draws blood.

Horrified, I pick up the book again and search for my place through my tears.

"Col-co- colo-" I stammer through hiccups as my father snarls at me.

"Say it right and I'll stop," he challenges me, my legs shaking so severely, I have to kneel to keep from falling over.

"I-It’s okay, Zane," my mother wheezes.

"You can-"

"Shut up!"

My father roars, grabbing my mother by the throat before turning to me.

"You better speak up, boy or I’ll hurt her.It was the longest day of my life that day, my mother taking the blows without ever getting angry with me.Even as I failed over and over again, she did not scream at me, nor did she ever blame me for her hospital visit that day.I cannot let my mother face that monster again.

"N-no..." I protest, shaking my head at my mother and pushing her aside.

"N-no...y-you can’t go."

"Zane, it’s my pack-"

he finds ou-out you married T-Toran," I insist, my eyes pleading

can’t hanging open in

place.I-I don’t

for being unable to remember her life with my father.It does not matter to me,

feel the slight tremor in her touch but she does not utter a word as I beg to take my mother’s

I

"Ta-Talia..."

another

"It’s okay..."

her best to remain calm in

so you don’t have

"We'll be fine."

looks me in the eye, leaning forward to kiss

love you," she

to me in one

get the chance to exchange them as Toran reminds us of the severity of the

you at the cars in one

launches his attack and we need to prepare for what he

usually calm face falters slightly, softening as he looks up at

"Ri..."

him entirely, turning on her heel

as my mothers slams the door behind her, and his thoughts

himself before the man of stone returns, his face neutral and stoic once

aloud before walking

back his hair and kissing his

Evan," he whispers as he lays his head

grins, ruffling up Kota’s

Talia," Queen Aurora

a few hours as well." My heart sinks

family while

summoned to France to deal with

send a representative.But don’t worry.I’ll try to

my family?" I

Oliver explains.

but stops when Oliver gives him a stern look.My heart begins to beat a little faster and I question

Zane.Talia, Kota, Rionna, and Agnes will be

Aurora continues.

kingdom from the LLuvia Blanca Pack for the time being so

be

tries

as weak as I look," she

surrounded by wolves.We'll be perfectly

words but I also cannot let my mother

I'll help you

interlocking our hands and pulling me

get rid of us, Grayson sulks, a part of him wishing Talia would get on her knees and beg us

me out of

to listen in on her thoughts, hearing her count each step she takes

strong smile

sitting at the dining table with Rionna, pouring a cup of tea

also there, standing just beside Rionna with an

in a conversation all on their own so we

Kota down on the bed while she searches

help?" Kota asks as Talia folds

with a little too

socks from the dresser," she says, pointing

my

quietly to herself as she

eyes scanning the room

Talia gasps, rushing off

my toiletries and waves a

this on.It’s hot and

her face and tears gather in her

to cope.I can’t seem

nodding her

suddenly asks, climbing on the bed

on a little

for me as she returns with the