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 again

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

name?" he asks through clenched

staring at those cold

"Z-Zane,"

body stiffening in preparation for the blow /

met

some courage, I open one eye and steal a glance at

he says nothing as he opens the door

as he steps out

out.You won’t

off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself

her best to soothe me but

quiet place and hang out for the rest of

nod as I wipe my tears and she gives me her

she chirps, reaching

hide out until it's

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

car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as

was not the only Silver wolf pack in

I'd get the chance to see another silver wolf shift or use

many times, each time leaving

had the gift of

gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an

ever defeated him in

on the night of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy

scramble to the back of the car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see

it's not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to protect

are quickly whisked away by their gammas to safer

Wyatt, had come with his family in a

my mother in time

almost drowns out the sounds of

car and make a run for

it is! who

round the comer and there amongst

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

horrifying scene that would

wolf, my mother struggles to

whimper, my eyes

head in my direction, her

I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the memory of my mother’s lifeless body and fall off the

groan in annoyance and

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

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

my life is starkly

the announcement that both my mother and

knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of

and the maids were told

world became silent and soon, so did

that my father

be passing his title to when

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

more than 5 feet tall

reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit my father

still remember the

my father came to

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes across

I freeze, unsure if I heard

for me

shake as I stand before the man

a small woman standing behind him; she

will be moving to the

you pack your

growls when both Agnes and! remain frozen

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

collapses onto the

her eyes as she looks around

flinches, her arms

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

hurt her,

warm smile and places her hands in front of her face,

nose in confusion and

her ears and

pulls out a pen and paper

writes, pointing again

is Agnes.What is

off the shower and get dressed before the rest of the

the Hive, is a large building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the Higher Ranks

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