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,"

mumble to myself over and over again until

stares at me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring holes into my

is your name?" he

kept staring at those cold angry

"Z-Zane,"

for the

I'm met with

up some courage, I open one eye and steal a glance at

says nothing as he opens the door to

growls as he steps

coming out.You won’t be

tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself

to soothe me but

about you and I find ourselves a quiet place and hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle

my tears and

chirps, reaching

go fetch us a snack and we'll hide out until

the crowd of wolves as I

and stare

the packs in the Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really the strongest pack

I'd get the chance to see another silver

seen my father use his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers in awe and

had the gift

could morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured

wolf has ever defeated

my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy

the rear view window just in time

music playing

quickly whisked away

come with his family in a separate

finds my mother in

pounding in my chest almost drowns out the

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

it is! who finds

the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a

but upon hearing my mother’s voice, I

I see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles

whimper, my eyes

in my direction, her

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

in annoyance and I

get a head start on the day, grabbing my

against my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed

20 years since the attack and my life is starkly different

returning from battle, my father made the announcement that both my mother and

I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my only companion

were

became silent and

long after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my

son to whom he would be passing his title to when the

Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the western border

more than 5 feet tall and

was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small

still remember the day

was the only time my father came to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice

unsure if I

of disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all

as I stand before the man I

standing behind him; she is also

will be moving to the Omega house with

help you pack your

both Agnes and! remain

to repeat myself? Get moving!" he

collapses onto the ground in front

as she looks around

over to help her up and she flinches,

do, I reach over again and tap

intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her

her

wrinkle my nose in confusion and she laughs

and

! don't understand, she pulls out a pen and paper from her back

pointing again to her

name is Agnes.What

dressed before the rest of the

south of the main

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