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 again until I

the rearview mirror, his

your name?" he asks

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

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it

I'm met with

up some courage, I open one eye and steal a glance at my

says nothing as he

disappointment," he growls as he steps

out.You won’t be presenting

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

to soothe me but

and hang out for the rest of the

my tears and she gives

love," she chirps, reaching for the door

hide out until it's time to go home,

crowd of wolves as I settle back

my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive,

the Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I

I'd get the chance to see another

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

had the gift of

him to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously

wolf has ever

not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy

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

before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion,

are quickly whisked away by their

Wyatt, had come with

just hope he finds my mother in time to

almost drowns out the sounds of

by the terrifying screams, I climb out of the car and make a run

is! who

comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a sickening

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

horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

my mother struggles to free herself,

my eyes filling

mother turns her head in my direction, her neck

life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the memory of my mother’s

roommates groan in annoyance and I quickly

a head start on the day, grabbing

room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as

and my life is starkly different now

father made the announcement that both my mother and I had died

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

the maids were

became silent and soon, so

informed me that my father

he would be passing

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

small woman, no more than 5 feet tall

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

remember the

came to see me before

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes across

unsure if

eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this time we

before the

standing behind him; she

to the Omega house

help you pack your

both Agnes and!

myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground

her eyes as she looks around the room

help her up and she flinches,

else to do, I reach over again and tap

to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and

a warm smile and places her hands in front of

in confusion and she

to her ears and shakes a

pulls out a pen

am deaf," she writes, pointing again

is Agnes.What is

off the shower and get dressed before the rest of the

just south of the

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