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 I

father stops the car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring holes

your name?" he asks through clenched

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

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the

I'm met

open one eye and steal a

he says nothing as he opens the

growls as he steps

bother coming out.You won’t be presenting

he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself

best to soothe me

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

wipe my tears and

chirps, reaching for the door

and we'll hide out until

as

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

Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see

the chance to see another

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

gift

could morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured

ever defeated him

not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of

window just in time

the screaming overpowers the music

pups are quickly whisked away by their gammas

come with his family in a

he finds my mother in time to protect

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

I climb out of the car and make a

is!

round the comer and there amongst the trees,

upon hearing my mother’s voice,

see the most horrifying scene that would

Ravenstone wolf, my mother

my eyes filling with

mother turns her head in my direction, her neck now

blue 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 lifeless body and fall off the edge of my bed with a

roommates groan in annoyance and I

decide to get a head start

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

been 20 years since the attack and my life is starkly different

my father made the announcement that both my mother and I

of me were sworn to secrecy while I was

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

became silent and soon, so

that my father had remarried and was expecting

to whom he would be passing

the day my half brother, Caine, was born and given

more

the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit my

remember the

came to see me

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice echoes across

unsure if I heard him

eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this

as I stand before the man

woman standing behind him; she

be moving to the Omega house with her,"

you pack

both Agnes

repeat myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into the

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground in front of

eyes as she looks around the

and she flinches, her

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

I did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers

smile and places her hands in front of her face, thrusting

nose in confusion and she

points to her ears and shakes

a

writes, pointing again

Agnes.What is your

the rest

Hive, is a large building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and

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