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 nothing

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

is your name?" he

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

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew

met with

up some courage, I open one eye and steal a

jaw is clenched but he says nothing as he opens the door to

disappointment," he growls as he steps

won’t be presenting yourself

he storms off towards the mansion,

mother tries her best to soothe me but

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

I wipe my tears and she gives me her brightest

she chirps,

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

crowd of wolves as I settle back into my seat and

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

the only Silver wolf pack in

get the chance to see another silver wolf

times, each time leaving

had the gift of

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

ever defeated him in

of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and

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

long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing

and their pups are quickly whisked away by

Wyatt, had come with

finds my mother in time to

drowns out the sounds of death

car and make a

it is! who

amongst the trees, I

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

I see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother

eyes filling with

her head in my direction, her neck

life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch

annoyance and I quickly scramble to my

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

quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my

years since the attack and my life is starkly different now

that

while I was locked away in my room, left

me and the maids were told to never speak

became silent and soon,

after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had

be passing

brother, Caine, was born and given

woman, no more than 5 feet

was spared from certain death, for

remember the day I met

to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes

freeze, unsure if I heard him

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

stand before the man I

a small woman standing behind him; she is

moving to the

you pack

both Agnes and! remain frozen in

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

her feet and collapses onto

line her eyes as she looks

up and she flinches, her arms flying over her head to

again and tap her shoulder, offering my hand

hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers

her hands in

wrinkle my nose in

to her ears and shakes a finger at

understand, she pulls out a

pointing again

is Agnes.What is your

shut off the shower and get dressed before the rest

building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the Higher

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