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
through the rearview mirror, his
name?" he asks through
knew if I kept staring at those cold angry
"Z-Zane,"
for the blow /
I'm met with
up some courage, I open one eye and
he says nothing
disappointment," he growls as he steps out
coming out.You won’t be presenting
burst into tears as he storms off towards
tries her best to soothe me but
rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle the other
nod as I wipe my tears and she gives
chirps,
us a snack and we'll hide out until it's time to
the crowd of wolves as I
the tinted windows of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to
was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see
to see another silver
had seen my father use his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers in
gift of gas
to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously
wolf has ever defeated him
could only hope on the 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 in
of the car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see a large pack of wolves storm in
the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing
Wyatt, had come with his family
he finds my mother
in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around
screams, I climb out of the car and make a run for
is!
there amongst the trees,
upon hearing my mother’s
the most horrifying scene
wolf, my
whimper, my eyes filling with
direction, her neck now perfectly
as we maketo scream but my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the memory of my mother’s lifeless body and fall off the
and I
am and I decide to get a head start on the day, grabbing
the room quickly filling with steam.I count my
and my life is starkly different now that my
the announcement that both my mother and
Wyatt and the maids who knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my only companion
and the maids were told to
silent and soon,
Gamma Wyatt informed me that my
he would be passing his title to when the time
and given an Omega rank, was spotted
more than 5
spared from certain death,
the
to see me
.- FLASH BACK....
father's voice echoes
mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard
his eyes for me hadn’t faded after
shake as I stand before the man I once
small woman standing behind him; she is also
will be moving to the Omega house
help you
growls when both Agnes and! remain frozen in
moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes
and collapses onto the ground in
she looks around the room
reach over to help her up and she flinches, her arms flying over her head to shield
do, I reach over again and
intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers
me a warm smile and places her hands
my nose in confusion and she laughs
ears and shakes
don't understand, she pulls out a pen and paper from her back
am deaf," she writes, pointing again to
Agnes.What is your
the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to get
large building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the
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