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,"

over and over again until I feel I could say nothing

the rearview mirror, his cold

name?" he

if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes,

"Z-Zane,"

the blow / knew

met with cold

open one eye and steal a

jaw is clenched but he says nothing as he opens

he growls as he steps out of the

won’t be presenting yourself this

he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself

best to soothe

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 the

wipe my tears and she gives me her

my love," she chirps, reaching for

hide out until it's

of wolves as I settle back

and stare at the guests as they arrive,

of 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

see another silver wolf

his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers in awe and

had the gift of gas

allowing him to avoid being

has ever defeated

father and have a decent gift worthy of the

to the back of the car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see

screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to protect their

are quickly whisked away by

come with his family in

hope he finds my mother

in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around me as Ravenstone wolves

a run for the

is!

and there amongst the trees, I hear a

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

scene

my

whimper, my eyes

in my direction, her neck

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

in annoyance and I

to get a head start

my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of being an

years since the attack and my life is starkly different now that my mother is

the announcement that both my mother and I had

to secrecy while I was locked

to visit me and the maids were told to never speak

and soon,

informed me that my father had remarried and

would be passing

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

was a small woman, no more than 5

the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had

the day I met

to see me before I left the

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice echoes across

new mother." I freeze, unsure if I

me hadn’t faded after all this time

I stand before the

woman standing behind him;

will be moving to the Omega house with her,"

help you

both Agnes and! remain

moving!" he commands, pushing

collapses onto

line her eyes as she

and she flinches, her arms flying over her

over again and tap her

to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes my

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

nose in confusion and she

to her ears and

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

writes, pointing

is Agnes.What

off the shower and get dressed before the rest

building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha

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