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

your name?" he asks through clenched

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

"Z-Zane,"

preparation for the blow /

I'm met with

courage, I open one eye

he says nothing as

as he steps out of the

won’t be presenting yourself this

off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself and

her best to

hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle the

nod as I wipe my tears and she gives me

chirps,

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

into the crowd of wolves as I settle back into my seat

squint my eyes and stare at

all 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

I'd get the chance to see another silver wolf shift

times, each time leaving any onlookers

had the gift

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

has ever defeated him

of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent

of the car and peek through the rear view window just

music playing from the Mansion, wolves

and their pups are quickly whisked away by their gammas to

with his family in

he finds my

drowns out the sounds of

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

is!

and there amongst the

my mother’s voice, I force

I see the most horrifying scene that

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to free

whimper, my eyes filling

her head in my direction, her neck now perfectly

my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the memory

groan in annoyance and I quickly scramble to

5 am and I decide to get a head start on the day, grabbing my things for

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

years since the attack and my life

returning from battle, my father made the announcement that both my mother

while I was locked away in my room, left to

were

became silent and

long after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father

son to whom he would be passing his title

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

a small woman, no more than 5 feet tall and

death, for Agnes had one

the day I

the only time my father came to see me

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice

unsure if I heard him

his eyes for me hadn’t faded after

as I stand before

standing behind him; she is also

to the Omega

you pack

Agnes and! remain frozen

myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing

feet and collapses onto the ground in front of

line her eyes as she

she flinches, her arms flying over her head

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

to hurt her, Agnes

warm smile and places her

my nose in confusion

ears and shakes

understand, she pulls out a

she writes, pointing again to her ears and

name is Agnes.What is your

rest of the Omegas come

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

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