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 and over again until I

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

your name?" he

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

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow

I'm met with cold

I open one eye and steal a glance

nothing

disappointment," he growls as

out.You won’t be presenting

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

to soothe me but I

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

wipe my tears and she gives me

my love," she chirps,

we'll hide

as I settle

eyes and stare at the guests as

all of 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 like Father

chance to see another silver wolf shift

many times, each time leaving any onlookers in awe and

gift of gas

could morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him to poison

ever defeated him

first shift that I would not disappoint my father and

just

music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to protect their

quickly whisked

with his family in

my mother in time to protect

out the sounds of

climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near

it is! who

and there amongst the trees, I hear

but upon hearing my

the most horrifying scene that would forever

wolf, my mother struggles to free

my eyes filling with

my direction, her

from

annoyance and I quickly scramble to

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

my scars as I scrub my body,

attack and my life is starkly

that both my mother

while I was locked away in my room, left

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

world became silent and

Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

passing his title to when

was born and

no more than 5

was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small

still remember the day

my father came to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes

unsure if I heard him

me hadn’t faded

I stand before the man I once

a small woman standing behind him; she

the

you pack

both Agnes and! remain frozen

have to repeat myself? Get moving!"

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground in

her eyes as she looks

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

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

to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her

smile and places her hands in front of her face,

my nose in confusion

and shakes

a pen and paper

am deaf," she writes, pointing again to

Agnes.What is

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

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

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