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 feel I

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

is your name?" he asks through clenched

if I kept staring at those

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But

met with

one eye and

says nothing as he opens the door

as

won’t

storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself and

mother tries her best to soothe

a quiet place and hang out for the rest of

I wipe my tears and she gives me her brightest

my love," she chirps,

fetch us a snack and we'll hide out until

the crowd of wolves as I settle back

eyes and stare at the

only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really the

to see another silver wolf

his gift many times,

gift of gas

toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him to poison his

has ever defeated him in

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

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

before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to protect their

and their pups are quickly whisked away

with his family in a separate

my

almost drowns out the sounds of death around

and make a run for the trees

it is! who

comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a sickening

my mother’s voice, I

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

wolf, my mother

whimper, my eyes filling with

head in my direction, her neck now

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

roommates groan in annoyance and

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

count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I

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

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

knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my

to visit me and the maids were told to never speak

and soon, so

Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried

to whom he would be passing his title

was born and given an Omega

small woman, no more than

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

remember the

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

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes across the

unsure if I

for me hadn’t faded after all this time we

legs shake as I stand before the man I once called

behind him; she is also

the

you pack

growls when both Agnes and! remain frozen

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

over her feet and collapses onto the ground

as she

she flinches, her arms flying

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

I did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes

smile and places her hands in front of

my nose in confusion

and

out a

writes, pointing again to her

is Agnes.What

before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to

House, nicknamed the Hive, is a large building just south of the main Pack house where

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