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,"

over and over again until I feel I

the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring holes into

is your name?" he asks through

I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually

"Z-Zane,"

the blow / knew was coming.But it

met with cold

eye and steal a glance at my

clenched but he says nothing as he opens the door

disappointment," he growls as he steps out of the

bother coming out.You won’t be

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

her best to soothe me but I am

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

I wipe my tears and she gives me her

chirps, reaching for the door

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

as I settle back into

tinted windows of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to figure who was

only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if

another silver wolf shift or

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

had the gift of

to avoid being injured by

ever defeated

of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and

view window just in time to see a large

music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing

their pups are quickly whisked away

Gamma, Wyatt, had come with

finds my mother

drowns out the sounds of death around me as

I climb out of the car and make a run for the

is! who finds

comer and there amongst the trees, I hear

upon hearing my mother’s voice, I force my legs to move

see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to

whimper, my eyes

turns her head in my direction, her neck now perfectly

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 the memory of my mother’s

and

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

water jets drum against my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I

years since the attack and my life is

returning from battle, my father made the announcement that both my mother and I had died in the

and the maids who knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room,

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

and soon,

after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried

whom he would be passing

my half brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the western border and

was a small woman, no more than 5 feet tall

the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that

still remember the

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

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice echoes across the

freeze, unsure if

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

I stand before the man I once

a small woman standing behind him; she is

moving to the Omega house with her," he

you

growls when both Agnes and! remain frozen in

I have to repeat myself? Get moving!"

and collapses

she looks around the

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

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

to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms

her hands in front of her face, thrusting them

wrinkle my nose in confusion

ears and shakes a finger

don't understand, she pulls out a

she writes, pointing again to her

name is Agnes.What

shower and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to get

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