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,"

mumble to myself over and over again until

father stops the car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his

your name?" he asks through clenched

to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I

"Z-Zane,"

the blow / knew was coming.But it

I'm met with cold

one eye and steal a glance

clenched but he says nothing as he opens the

disappointment," he growls as he steps out

coming out.You won’t be presenting

tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely

mother tries her best to soothe me but

place and hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle the other

as I wipe my tears

she chirps, reaching for the door

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

of wolves as I settle back into my seat and

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

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

chance to see another silver wolf shift

times, each time leaving any onlookers

had the gift of

avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him

wolf has ever

father and have a

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

it's not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from

their pups are quickly whisked away by their

Wyatt, had come with his family in

just hope he finds my mother in time to protect

drowns out the sounds of death around me

the terrifying screams, I climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near the house,

is! who finds

amongst the trees, I

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

scene that would

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to free herself,

whimper, my eyes filling

head in my direction, her neck now perfectly

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

annoyance and I quickly scramble to my

get a head start on the day, grabbing my

skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as

life is starkly

from battle, my father made the announcement that both my mother and I

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

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

world became silent and soon, so

me that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

son to whom he would be passing his title

born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near

no more

not the reason she was spared from certain death, for

remember the day I

father came to

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's

freeze, unsure if I heard

me hadn’t faded after

I stand before the

woman standing behind him; she is

moving to the

you pack your

growls when both Agnes and! remain

myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into the

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground

line her eyes as she looks around the

her up and she flinches, her arms flying over

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

did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers

me a warm smile and places her hands in front of her face, thrusting them

my nose in confusion and she

and shakes a finger

out a pen and paper from her back

deaf," she writes, pointing again to her

is Agnes.What is

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

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