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,"

to myself over and over again until I feel I could

and stares at me through the rearview

is your name?" he asks through

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

"Z-Zane,"

stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was

met with cold

eye and steal

but he says nothing as he

disappointment," he growls as he

bother coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

into tears as he storms off towards the

to soothe me

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

as I wipe my tears and she gives me her

my love," she chirps, reaching for the door

fetch us a snack and we'll hide out until it's time to

the crowd of wolves as I settle back into my

of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the

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

the chance to see another silver wolf shift or use

use his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers

had the gift

being injured

wolf has ever defeated

my father

view window just in time to see a large pack

before the screaming overpowers the music

and their pups are quickly whisked away by

with his family

hope he finds my mother in time

out the sounds

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

it is!

round the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a sickening

body stiffens with fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice, I force my legs to

horrifying scene that would forever

my mother struggles to free

my eyes

my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed

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 lifeless body

and

5 am and I decide to get a

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

20 years since the attack and my life is

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

of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away

father never came to visit me and the maids were told to never speak to me when they attended

and soon, so did

informed me that my father had

be passing his title to

was formally stripped of my rank the day my half brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted

was a small woman, no more

certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit my father

the

time my father came to see

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice

new mother." I freeze, unsure

of disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t

legs shake as I stand before

behind

the

you

growls when both Agnes and! remain frozen

moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into the

feet and collapses onto the ground in

she looks around the

and she flinches, her arms

again and tap her shoulder, offering my hand to help her

intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes

places her hands in front of her face,

nose in confusion and she

to her ears and shakes a

understand, she pulls out a pen and paper from her back

she writes, pointing again to

name is Agnes.What is your

the shower and get dressed before the rest of the

Omega House, nicknamed the Hive, is a large building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the Higher Ranks

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