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,"

myself over and over again until I feel I

me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring

he

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

"Z-Zane,"

preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But

I'm met

eye and steal a glance at

nothing as

growls as he steps out

coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself

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

to soothe

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

my tears and she

chirps, reaching

us a snack and we'll hide out

as I settle back into

of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive,

only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to

see another silver wolf shift or use

his gift many times, each time leaving any

the gift

morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being

has ever defeated

of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a

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

overpowers the music playing

are quickly whisked

Wyatt, had come with

finds my mother in time

almost drowns out the sounds of death around

climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping somehow to

it is!

amongst the trees,

with fear but upon hearing my

horrifying scene that would forever haunt me

my mother struggles to free herself,

eyes

her head in my direction, her neck now

watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at

and

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

the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit

and my life is starkly different now that my

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

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

the maids were told to never speak

became silent and soon,

Wyatt informed me that my

be passing his title to when the time

born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the western border and brought

no more than

certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that

still remember the day I

time my father came to see me before

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's

I freeze, unsure if I heard

me hadn’t faded

stand before the man

small woman standing behind him;

will be moving to the Omega house

you pack

growls when both Agnes and! remain

I have to repeat myself? Get moving!"

and collapses onto

as she looks around the

up and she flinches, her

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

hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and

places her

wrinkle my nose in confusion and

and shakes a finger

she pulls out a pen and paper from her

deaf," she writes, pointing again

is Agnes.What is your

and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas

the Hive, is a large building just south of the main

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