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 again until

stops the car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his

name?" he asks through clenched

because I knew if I kept staring

"Z-Zane,"

body stiffening in preparation for the

met with

up some courage, I open one eye and steal

nothing as he opens the

growls as he steps

out.You won’t be presenting

into tears as he storms off towards the mansion,

tries her best to

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

my tears and she gives me her brightest

chirps, reaching

and we'll hide out until it's

wolves as I

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

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

get the chance to see another

many times, each time leaving any onlookers

the gift of gas

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

has ever defeated

father and have a decent gift

car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see a large

wolves… it's not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from

quickly whisked

Wyatt, had come with his family in a

just hope he finds my mother in

in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around me

screams, I climb out of the car and make a

it is! who finds

comer and there amongst

upon hearing my mother’s voice,

when I see the most horrifying scene that

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles

my eyes filling

head in my direction,

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

and I quickly

get a head

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

20 years since the attack and my life is starkly different now that my mother is

returning from battle, my father made the announcement that

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

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

became silent and soon,

Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried

son to whom he would be passing his title to

brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted

was a small woman, no more

she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small

remember the day

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

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice

mother." I freeze, unsure

in his eyes for me hadn’t

legs shake as I stand before the man I

woman standing behind him; she

moving to the

help you

growls when both Agnes

I have to repeat myself? Get moving!" he commands,

and collapses onto the ground in front of

as she

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

and tap

not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her

and places her hands in front of

wrinkle my nose in confusion and she laughs

points to her ears and shakes a finger

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

am deaf," she writes, pointing

is Agnes.What is your

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

a large building just south of the main

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