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

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

your name?" he

I kept staring

"Z-Zane,"

preparation for the blow /

met with cold

one eye and steal

nothing as

as he steps out of

bother coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

towards the mansion, completely ashamed

to

I 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

as I wipe my tears and she

my love," she chirps, reaching for

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

into the crowd of wolves as I settle back

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

not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to

see another silver wolf shift or use

his gift many times, each

gift of

being injured by an attacker while

ever defeated him

disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven

window just in

overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to protect

their pups are quickly whisked away by their gammas to safer

come with his family

hope he finds my

in my chest almost drowns out the

a run for the trees near the house, hoping

is!

round the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a

with fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice,

scene

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to

my eyes

turns her head in my direction, her neck now

my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the

groan in annoyance and I quickly scramble to

decide to get a head start on the

my scars as

attack and my life is starkly different now that my mother is

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

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

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

and soon, so did

my

would be passing

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

was a small woman, no more than

the reason she was spared from certain death,

still remember the day

was the only time my father came to see me before I left the

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice

mother." I freeze, unsure

in his eyes for me hadn’t faded

I stand before the man I

a small woman standing behind him; she is also

be moving to the Omega

you pack your

Agnes and! remain

repeat myself? Get moving!"

collapses onto the ground in

line her eyes as she

flinches, her arms flying over her head to shield

do, I reach over again and tap

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

and places her

wrinkle my nose in confusion and

and shakes a

a pen and paper from her back

writes, pointing again to her ears and

is Agnes.What is

rest of the

the Hive, is a large building just south of the main

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