The Silent Alpha

Chapter 5:  What is your name? 

***Zane *** 

"What is your name?" my father's voice booms, my shirt balled up in his fist as he holds me up against the wall.

I swallow the sob caught in my throat and blink away my tears as I try to concentrate on my words.

"Z-Z-Za-"

Before! can finish my attempt, my father's fist races towards my face, the blow connecting just below my jaw, sending a surge of pain to jolt my small body.I taste the blood instantly, the metallic lavor all too familiar against my tongue.

"Sebastian, please!" my mother cries pathetically, grabbing at my father's bicep to pull me free from his grip.

"Try again!" my father growls, slamming me against the wall.

Fear bubbles in the pit of my stomach as I stare at my father's cold eyes looking back at me with so much hatred, so much shame at having me for a son.

My mouth suddenly feels extremely dry as it hangs open.I could feel my name at the back of my throat but try as ! might, Isimply could not utter a single coherent sound.

At 6 years old, my stutter was no longer a cute little phase but a problem.

No matter how hard I concentrate, no matter how hard I try, I find stringing together a single sentence a daunting task, something pronounce my own name even to the maids.

lt was not a hard name either, Zane White.

Simple, or at least it should be.

To fix this problem, my father, the Silver wolf Alpha of the Scarlet Haven Pack, had the best speech therapists flown in, but none were successful in curing my defect.

I was incurable and in my father's eyes, this fact was unacceptable.

It had yet to be presented to the pack as the next Alpha and so far only two maids, the beta and my mother's Gamma knew what I looked like.

I was the hidden Heir of Scarlet Haven, locked away within the Pack mansion.

The one no one had ever seen before and for good reason too.

My father had a lot of enemies.

His first son, Jonathan, had been killed by our silver wolf rivals, the Ravenstone Clan just a few days shy of his first birthday and my father feared someone would try to kill me before I could take the title.

My incurable stutter only added to his need to hide me; for how could the next Alpha of one of the most prestigious Silver Wolf Packs on the West Coast have a stutter? Having given up on the professional therapist, my father took matters into his own hands, literally.

And that’s where I currently find myself now, in his hands and at his mercy.

Mom tries to help me, but she is too weak to stop the furious Alpha from taking out his frustrations on my face.

close my eyes and concentrate on my name dancing on the tip of my tongue.

I try to make a sound but the fear of my father’s fist makes my throat run dry.

Rather than my name coming out, a small squeak escapes my lips.

infuriated, my father's brown eyes begin to glow blue as his wolf makes his presence known.

His piercing eyes look at me with disgust and I suddenly fall to the ground as the Alpha tums on his heel.

"He's not even worth my time," the Alpha snarls over his shoulder.

He tums to my mother.

"Pick up your son and keep him quiet during the party.Make sure he doesn't embarrass me any further."

He slams the door on his way out and the sob I had been holding in finally breaks free.

My mother gently picks me up, cradling my head as she whispers soothing words to me.

"It's okay, Zane," she coos, "I know you're trying..."

"I-l'ms-s-orry,"I hiccup.

"H-he ha-tes me!"

"No he doesn’t,"

My mother protests, smoothing down my hair and kissing my forehead.

"He's just a little frustrated.There's just a lot on his plate right now."

She helps me to my feet and dusts me off "Come on, sweetie.Let's get you cleaned up."

After getting dressed, my mother walks me down to the car where my father waits impatiently for us.

It was the King's birthday today and all the Alphas of the Crescent Mane Kingdom and their families would be attending.

Unfortunately for me, this would also be Alpha of the Scarlet Haven pack.

I go over my lines in my head as we drive to the King’s territory where we find several guests already mingling outside of the King's Mansion.

"Hi, my name is Zane,"

again until I feel I could say nothing

me through the rearview mirror, his

your name?" he

I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would

"Z-Zane,"

the blow / knew

met

courage, I open one eye and steal a glance

is clenched but he says nothing as

a disappointment," he growls as he steps out

out.You won’t be

burst into tears as he storms off towards

tries her best to soothe

place and hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle the other Alphas

wipe my tears and she gives me her brightest

my love," she chirps,

hide out until it's time to go

into the crowd of wolves as I settle

I squint my eyes and stare

not the only Silver wolf pack in

the chance to see another silver wolf shift or

his gift many times,

gift of

into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while

ever

I would not disappoint my father

the car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see a large pack

it's not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion,

quickly whisked away by their gammas

come with his family in a separate

finds my mother in

in my chest almost drowns out the sounds

terrifying screams, I climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping

is!

amongst the trees, I hear

with fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice, I force my legs to move

most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me

my mother struggles

my eyes

her head in my direction,

scream but my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the memory of my mother’s lifeless body and fall off the edge of my bed with a

roommates groan in annoyance and I quickly

get a head start on the day,

my scars as I scrub my body, a habit

since the attack and my life is starkly different

the announcement that both my mother and I had

Wyatt and the maids who knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of

me and the maids were told to

became silent and soon, so

that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

he would be passing his title

was born and given an Omega

a small woman, no more

looks, however, were not the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would

the day I met

came to

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice

mother." I freeze, unsure if I

disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this time we spent

I stand before the man I

a small woman standing behind him; she is

the Omega

you pack

Agnes

myself? Get moving!" he

over her feet and collapses onto the ground

as she looks

her up and she flinches, her arms flying

what else to do, I reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering my hand

her, Agnes slowly lowers her

places her

wrinkle my nose in confusion and she laughs

points to her ears and shakes a finger at

a pen and paper from

pointing again to her ears and

Agnes.What is

before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to get

nicknamed the Hive, is a large building just south of the main

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