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

through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring

name?" he asks

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

"Z-Zane,"

for the blow /

met

courage, I open one eye and steal a

nothing as he

he growls as he steps

bother coming out.You won’t be

he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself

mother tries her best to soothe me but I am

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

nod as I wipe my tears and she gives me her

chirps, reaching for the door

and we'll hide out until it's

as I settle back into

tinted windows of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as

of the packs in the Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious

see another silver wolf shift

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

gift of

to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him

wolf has ever

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

just in time to see a large pack of

long before the screaming overpowers the music

whisked

Gamma, Wyatt, had come with his family in a separate

he finds my mother in

drowns out the

of the car and make a run for

is!

round the comer and there amongst the trees,

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

I see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in my

Ravenstone wolf, my mother

whimper, my eyes filling with

in my direction,

voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I

in annoyance and I quickly scramble

am and I decide to get a head start on the day, grabbing my

jets drum against my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of being an

the attack and my life is starkly different now

announcement that both my mother

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

world became silent and soon, so

my father had remarried and was expecting a son

would be passing

half brother, Caine, was born and given an

was a small woman, no more than

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

still remember the day I

time my father came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice echoes across

mother." I freeze, unsure if

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

as I stand before the man I once called

woman standing behind him; she

moving to the Omega house with

you pack your

when both Agnes

to repeat myself? Get moving!"

her feet and collapses onto

eyes as she

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

and tap

intend to hurt her,

gives me a warm smile and places her

in

points to her ears and

pulls out a pen and paper from

deaf," she writes, pointing again to

name is Agnes.What is your

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

is a large building just south of the main Pack house where

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