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,"

to myself over and over again until I feel I could say nothing

at me through the rearview

name?" he asks

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

"Z-Zane,"

body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew

I'm met with

courage, I open one eye

is clenched but he says nothing

a disappointment," he growls as he

won’t be presenting yourself

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

her best to soothe me

and hang out for the rest of

wipe my tears and she gives me

my love," she chirps, reaching for

us a snack and we'll hide out until it's

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

the tinted windows of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they

memorized 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

I'd get the chance to see another silver

times, each time leaving any onlookers

gift

could morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him to poison his

has ever defeated him

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

of the car and peek through the rear view window just in

before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to protect their

quickly whisked away by their gammas to

Gamma, Wyatt, had come with

he finds my

almost drowns out the sounds of death around me as

screams, I climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping somehow to find my

is! who finds

there amongst

upon hearing my mother’s voice, I

most horrifying scene that would forever haunt

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother

eyes filling with

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

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

roommates groan in annoyance and I quickly scramble

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

my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed

my life is

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

was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my only companion

never came to visit me and the maids were told to never

became silent and soon, so

Gamma Wyatt informed me that my

be passing his title to

born and given an Omega

a small woman, no more than 5

looks, however, were not the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit my

still remember the day

to see

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes across the

unsure if I heard him

eyes for me hadn’t faded after

stand before the man I once called

a small woman standing behind him; she is also

to the Omega house

help you pack

when both Agnes and! remain frozen in

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

her feet and collapses onto the

her eyes as she

her up and she flinches, her arms flying over her head to

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

hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes my

a warm smile and places her

wrinkle my nose in confusion and she laughs

ears and shakes

don't understand, she pulls out a pen and paper

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

is Agnes.What

off the shower and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas come

large building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the