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,"

and over again until

the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring

is your name?" he asks through

I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes,

"Z-Zane,"

preparation for the blow / knew was

I'm met with

I open one eye and steal a glance

clenched but he says nothing as he opens the door

disappointment," he growls as he steps out of

bother coming out.You won’t

into tears as he storms off towards the mansion,

to soothe

of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle

nod as I wipe my tears and she gives me her

my love," she chirps, reaching for the

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

crowd of wolves as

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

Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really the strongest pack like

the chance to see another silver wolf shift or use their

seen my father use his gift many times, each time

the gift of gas

him to avoid being injured by an attacker

wolf has ever defeated him

on the night of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father

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

not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the

whisked away by their gammas

with his family in a separate

my mother in time to

my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around me

a

is! who

comer and there amongst the trees, I hear

upon hearing my

when I see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me

wolf, my

eyes filling

my direction, her neck

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

and I

reads 5 am and I decide to get a head start on the

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

the attack and my life is starkly different now that my

the announcement that

was locked away in my room,

were told

became silent and soon, so did

me that my father had remarried and

would be passing his title

brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega

a small woman, no more than 5 feet tall and

looks, however, were not the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect

remember the

my father came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes

mother." I freeze, unsure

of disdain in his eyes for me

shake as I stand before the man

woman standing behind him; she is

the Omega house with her,"

you pack your

Agnes and! remain frozen

myself? Get moving!" he commands,

feet and collapses

eyes as she looks around the

her up and she flinches, her arms flying

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

not intend to hurt her, Agnes

warm smile and places her hands in

wrinkle my nose in confusion and

points to her ears and shakes a

don't understand, she pulls out a pen and paper from her back

am deaf," she writes, pointing again to her ears

Agnes.What is

shut off the shower and get dressed before the rest of the

of the main Pack house

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