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

through the rearview mirror, his

name?" he asks

concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry

"Z-Zane,"

the blow / knew was

I'm met with cold

open one eye and

is clenched but he says nothing as he opens the door

a disappointment," he growls as he steps out of

coming out.You won’t

into tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed

tries her best to soothe me

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

I wipe my tears and she gives me

my love," she chirps, reaching for the

and we'll hide out until it's time to

the crowd of wolves as I settle back into

my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive,

Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really the

see another

had seen my father use his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers in awe

gift of

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

ever

not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation hear a howl

just in time to see a large pack of wolves storm in

long before the screaming overpowers the music

quickly whisked away by their

come with his

my mother

out the sounds of death

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

is! who finds

round the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a sickening

my

I see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles

my eyes filling with

in my direction,

life drain from

roommates groan in annoyance and I quickly scramble to

a head

hot water jets drum against my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars

20 years since the attack and my life is starkly

from battle, my father made the announcement that both my mother and I had died in the

knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to

me and the maids were told to never speak to me

silent and soon, so

Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

son to whom he would be passing his

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

no more than 5 feet tall

looks, however, were not the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small

still remember the day

only time my father came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice echoes

new mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard him

for me hadn’t faded

legs shake as I stand before the man I

woman standing behind him;

the Omega house

you pack your

Agnes

have to repeat myself? Get moving!" he commands,

her feet and collapses onto the ground in front of

as she looks around the room

flinches, her arms flying over

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

intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers

gives me a warm smile and places her hands in front of her face, thrusting them

my nose in

ears and shakes a finger

pulls out a pen and paper from her

am deaf," she writes, pointing again to her ears and

Agnes.What

rest of the Omegas come rushing in to

House, nicknamed the Hive, is a large building just south of the main Pack house where

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