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

your name?" he asks through clenched

kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually

"Z-Zane,"

preparation for the blow / knew

I'm met

open one eye and steal a

says nothing as

as he

bother coming out.You won’t

he storms off towards

her best to soothe me but I

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

as I wipe my tears and she gives me her

love," she chirps, reaching for the door

a snack and we'll hide out until it's time to go

crowd of wolves as I

I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying

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

chance to see another silver wolf shift

had seen my father use his gift many times, each

had the gift of gas

him to avoid being injured by an attacker while

has ever defeated him in

of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father

view window just in time

screaming overpowers the music

whisked away by

come with

my mother

pounding in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death

a run for

is!

the comer and there amongst the trees, I

upon hearing my

I see the most horrifying scene that would

wolf, my mother struggles to

my eyes filling with

my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to her

her blue orbs 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

and I quickly

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

room quickly filling 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

announcement that

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

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

world became silent and

me that my father had

would be passing his title to when the time

and given an Omega

was a small woman, no more than 5

was spared from certain death, for Agnes

remember the day I

time my father came to

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes across

I freeze, unsure if I heard

his eyes for me hadn’t

stand before the man

small woman standing behind him;

the Omega house with

help you pack

both Agnes

Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into

and collapses onto the ground in front of

as she

reach over to help her up and she flinches, her

else to do, I reach over again and

I did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her

places her hands in front

my nose in confusion and

her ears and shakes a finger at

out a pen and

writes, pointing

is Agnes.What is

and get dressed before the rest of the

of the main

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