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 I feel I could say

stares at me through the rearview mirror, his cold

your name?" he asks

my eyes to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I

"Z-Zane,"

the blow /

I'm met

one eye and steal a glance at

but he says nothing as he

growls as he steps out

coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

as he storms off towards the

mother tries her best to soothe me but I am

ourselves a quiet place and hang out for the rest of the

as I wipe my tears and she gives me

my love," she chirps, reaching for the

hide out until

as I settle back into my seat

the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to figure who

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

to see another silver wolf

father use his gift many times, each time leaving

gift of

to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him to poison his

has ever

not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy

view window just in time to

before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the

and their pups are quickly whisked away by their gammas to

Wyatt, had come with his family

just hope he finds my mother in time

pounding in my chest almost drowns out the

make a run for the trees near the

it is! who finds

round the comer and there amongst the trees, I

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

horrifying scene

my mother struggles to

eyes filling

turns her head in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to

orbs as we maketo scream but my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my

in annoyance and I quickly scramble to

and I decide to get a head start on the day, grabbing

count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I

been 20 years since the attack and my life is starkly different now

made the announcement that

while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn

were told to never speak to me when

world became silent and

after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and was

to whom he would be passing his title

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

a small woman, no more

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

remember the day I

father came to see me before I left the

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes across the

mother." I freeze, unsure if

eyes for me hadn’t faded after

I stand before the man I once called

woman standing behind him; she

be moving to the

help you

growls when both Agnes and! remain

moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into

collapses onto the ground

she looks around

flinches, her arms flying over her head to

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

hurt her, Agnes slowly

smile and places her hands in

in confusion and she

points to her ears and

! don't understand, she pulls out a pen and

pointing

Agnes.What is

the shower and get dressed before the rest of the

a large building just south of the

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