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 say

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

he asks through clenched

if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually piss myself

"Z-Zane,"

my body stiffening in preparation for the

met with cold

one eye

is clenched but he says nothing as

growls as he steps out

coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

burst into tears as he storms off towards the

best to soothe

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

tears and she gives

she chirps, reaching for

we'll hide out until it's

as I settle back into my seat and

and stare at

wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to

I'd get the chance to see another

father use his gift many times, each time leaving

gift of

to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him to

ever

the night of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and

peek through the rear view window just

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

are quickly whisked away by their

Gamma, Wyatt, had come with his family

my mother in time

almost drowns out the sounds of death around me as

the car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping

is! who

comer and there amongst the trees, I hear

stiffens with fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice, I

the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me

my mother struggles to free

whimper, my eyes filling with

mother turns her head in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to

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

roommates groan in annoyance and

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

steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of

and my life is starkly different now that

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

secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left

the maids were told to never speak to

world became silent and soon,

after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and

whom he would be passing his

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

more than 5 feet tall and quite

was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that

the

my father came to

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes

I freeze, unsure if I heard

disdain in his eyes for me

stand before the

behind

moving to the Omega house

you

both Agnes and!

Get moving!"

her feet and collapses onto the ground in front

she looks around

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

and tap her shoulder, offering my hand

her, Agnes slowly lowers her

warm smile and places her hands

my nose in

to her ears and shakes a finger

she pulls out a pen and paper from her

am deaf," she writes, pointing again to her ears

Agnes.What

the rest of

a large building just south of the main Pack house

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