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,"

again until I feel I could

stares at me through the rearview mirror, his cold

he asks

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

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it

I'm met

courage, I open one eye

he says nothing as he

as

won’t be

towards the mansion,

to soothe me but I

I find ourselves a quiet place and hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of

wipe my tears and

my love," she chirps, reaching for

we'll hide out until it's time to go

crowd of wolves as I settle

squint my eyes and stare at the guests

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

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

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

had the gift

to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him

wolf has ever defeated him

would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift

to the back of the car and peek through the rear view window just

the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to protect their

whisked away by

Wyatt, had come with his family

hope he finds my mother in

drowns out the sounds of death around me as

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

it is! who finds

amongst the trees, I hear a

my mother’s voice,

see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me

my

eyes

in my direction, her neck now

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

and I quickly scramble to

a head start on the day, grabbing

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

and my life is starkly different

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

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

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

became silent and soon, so

me that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

passing his title

my half brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the western border and brought before

was a small woman, no more than

from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect

remember the day I met

the only time my father came to see me before I left the

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice echoes

I freeze, unsure if I

disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this time we

as I stand before the man I

woman standing behind him; she is also

to the Omega house

help you pack

when both Agnes and! remain frozen in

moving!"

over her feet and collapses onto the ground

line her eyes as she looks around the

over to help her up and she flinches, her arms

to do, I reach over again and tap her

I did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and

warm smile and places her hands in front of her

my nose in

and shakes a

a pen and paper

she writes, pointing again to her ears and

is Agnes.What

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

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

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