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

the car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring holes into my

name?" he asks

my eyes to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at

"Z-Zane,"

the blow / knew was

met with

I open one eye and

clenched but he says nothing as he opens the door

growls as he steps out of the

coming out.You won’t be

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

mother tries her best to soothe me but

for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle the other Alphas without

nod as I wipe my tears and she gives

love," she chirps,

us a snack and we'll hide

as I settle

eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to figure who

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 if we were really the strongest pack

see another silver wolf shift or

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

gift of

avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously

ever defeated him in

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

rear view window just in time to see

not long before the screaming overpowers the music

pups are quickly whisked away by

with

he finds my mother in time to protect

heart pounding in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around me

car and make a

it is! who

and there amongst

hearing my mother’s voice, I

the most horrifying scene that would

my mother struggles

whimper, my eyes filling

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

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

annoyance and I quickly scramble to my

decide to get a head start on the day, grabbing

with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I

and my life is starkly different now that my mother is

that

who knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my

were

world became silent and

me that my father

passing his title

of my rank the day my half brother, Caine, was born and given an

woman, no more than 5 feet tall

spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect

remember the day I met

only time my father came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice

freeze, unsure if I

look of disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all

shake as I stand before the man I

a small woman standing behind him; she is also

to the Omega house with her,"

you

growls when both Agnes and! remain frozen in

Get moving!"

collapses onto

as she looks around the

reach over to help her up and she flinches, her arms

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

hurt her, Agnes slowly

her hands in front of her face,

wrinkle my nose in

her ears and shakes a finger at

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

writes, pointing again

name is Agnes.What is your

before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to

building just south of the main Pack house

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255