The Silent Alpha

***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 feel I

father stops the car and stares at me through the rearview

is your name?" he asks through

because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually piss myself

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the

I'm met

I open one eye and steal a glance

says nothing as he

disappointment," he growls as

out.You won’t

he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed

her best to soothe

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

love," she chirps, reaching for the door

hide out until it's time to

of wolves as I

my eyes and stare at the guests

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

see another silver wolf shift or

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

had the gift of

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

ever defeated him

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

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

music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to

their pups are quickly whisked

Wyatt, had come with his family in

my mother in time to

chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around me

a

it is! who

round the comer and there amongst

stiffens with fear but upon hearing my mother’s

horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in my

Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to free herself,

eyes filling

turns her head in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to

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

in annoyance and

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

with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of

and my life

father made the announcement that both my mother and I

to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to

and the maids were told to never speak to me when they

silent and soon, so

Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and

be passing his title

born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the western border and brought before

a small woman, no more than 5 feet tall and

death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit

still remember the day

time my father came to

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice echoes

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

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

before the

woman standing behind him; she is also

will be moving to the Omega house

you

growls when both Agnes

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

over her feet and collapses onto the ground in

as she looks

and she flinches, her arms

reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering my hand to help

not intend to hurt her,

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

wrinkle my nose in confusion and

to her ears and shakes

! don't understand, she pulls out a

deaf," she writes, pointing

name is Agnes.What is

rest of the Omegas come rushing in to get a

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