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 could say nothing

at me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring

name?" he asks

close my eyes to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it never

met

open one eye and

clenched but he says nothing as

growls as he steps out of the

coming out.You won’t

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

to soothe me but I

for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father

I wipe my tears and

my love," she chirps, reaching

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

the crowd of wolves as

my eyes and stare at the guests as

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

the chance to see another silver wolf

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

gift of

him to avoid being injured by an attacker

wolf has ever defeated

first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation hear a howl

the back of the car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see a large pack of wolves storm

before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion,

their pups are quickly whisked away by

come with his family in a separate

finds my mother in

drowns out the sounds of death

the car and make a run

is! who finds

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

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

horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in my

Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles

my eyes filling

head in my direction, her neck now perfectly

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 the memory of my mother’s lifeless body and fall off the edge of my bed

in annoyance and I quickly scramble to

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

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

20 years since the attack and my life is

announcement that both my mother and

maids who knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked

the maids were told to never

silent and

me that my father had remarried and

he would be passing

rank the day my half brother, Caine, was born and

more

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

still remember the

only time my father came to see me

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice

new mother." I freeze, unsure if

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

I stand before the man I

small woman standing behind

the

you pack

Agnes and! remain

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

and collapses onto the ground in front of

as she looks around

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

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

I did not intend to hurt her,

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

wrinkle my nose in

points to her ears and shakes a finger

pulls out a pen and paper from her

she writes, pointing again to

Agnes.What is

dressed before the rest of the Omegas come

just south of the main Pack house where