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

the rearview mirror, his cold

is your name?" he asks through

because I knew if I kept staring at

"Z-Zane,"

my body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was

met

eye and

nothing as

disappointment," he growls as he

won’t be presenting yourself

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

best to soothe me but I am

the rest of the evening.Just the two of us?

nod as I wipe my tears

my love," she chirps, reaching for the

us a snack and we'll hide out until it's time to

wolves as I settle

squint my eyes and stare at

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

another silver wolf

my father use his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers

had the gift of

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

has ever

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

view window just in time to see a

music

quickly whisked

Gamma, Wyatt, had come with his family in

just hope he finds my

heart pounding in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of

climb out of the car and make a run for the

it is! who

amongst the

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

see the most horrifying scene that would forever

Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to free

my eyes filling with

mother turns her head in my direction, her neck now perfectly

maketo scream but my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch

in annoyance and I quickly scramble to

a head start on the day, grabbing my things for a

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

life is starkly different now that my mother is

the announcement that both my mother and

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

the maids were told to

and soon, so

after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried

to whom he would be passing his title

was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted

woman, no more than 5

was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that

still remember the

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

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice echoes across the

new mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard

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

stand before the

behind him;

moving to the Omega

help you pack your

when both Agnes and! remain frozen in

Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into the

and collapses onto the ground in front of

her eyes as she looks around the

help her up and she flinches, her arms

and tap her shoulder, offering my

to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms

a warm smile and places her hands in front of

wrinkle my nose in confusion and she

her ears and shakes a finger

pulls out a pen and paper from

writes, pointing again to her

is Agnes.What is

the shower and get dressed before the rest of the

a large building just south of the main Pack

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