The Silent Alpha

***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,"

to myself over and over again until I feel I could say nothing

car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes

name?" he asks

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

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the blow

met with

one eye

is clenched but he says nothing

a disappointment," he growls as he steps out

coming out.You won’t be

storms off towards the mansion, completely

to soothe

and I find ourselves a quiet place and hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of

tears and she gives me

chirps, reaching for

hide out

crowd of wolves as I settle back into my seat

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

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 like Father claimed

the chance to see another silver wolf shift or use their

times, each time leaving any onlookers in

the gift of gas

toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by

ever

hope on the night of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation hear a howl in the

back of the car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see a large pack of wolves storm in through the mansion

screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves

quickly whisked away by their gammas

come with his family in a separate

just hope he finds my mother in time to protect

out the sounds of death around

car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping

is!

round the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear

fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice,

horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

my mother

my eyes filling with

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

the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the memory of my mother’s lifeless body and fall off the

in annoyance and I quickly scramble to

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

my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of being

attack and my life is starkly

father made the announcement that both my mother and I had

secrecy while I was locked away in my

were

silent and

informed me that my father

son to whom he would be passing his title

was formally stripped of my rank the day my half brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the

was a small woman, no more than 5 feet tall and quite

certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that

the day

my father came to see me

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice

I freeze, unsure

eyes for me hadn’t

shake as I stand before the man

a small woman standing behind him; she

to the Omega house

you pack your

when both Agnes and!

I have to repeat myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into the

her feet and collapses onto the ground in front

line her eyes as she

she flinches, her arms flying over her head

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

her, Agnes slowly

a warm smile and places her hands in front of her face,

in confusion and she laughs

points to her ears and shakes a finger

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

she writes, pointing

is Agnes.What is

shut off the shower and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas

Hive, is a large building just south of the main