The Silent Alpha

***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,"

and over again until I feel I could

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

your name?" he asks through clenched

eyes to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow / knew

met with

I open one eye and steal a glance

is clenched but he says nothing as he opens the door to

a disappointment," he growls as he steps out

out.You won’t

tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed

her best to soothe me

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

my tears and she gives me her

my love," she chirps, reaching for the door

and we'll hide out until it's

into the crowd of wolves as

and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to

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

get the chance to see another silver wolf shift or use their

many times, each

the gift

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

wolf has ever defeated

disappoint my father

to the back of the car and peek through the rear view window just in

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

whisked away by their gammas

Wyatt, had come with

just hope he finds my mother in time to protect

drowns out the sounds

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

it is! who finds

comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a

but upon hearing my

the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt

my mother

whimper, my eyes filling with

direction, her neck

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

roommates groan in annoyance and I

reads 5 am and I decide to get a head

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

life is starkly different now

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

Wyatt and the maids who knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn

maids were told to never speak to me when they

silent and soon, so did

me that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

passing his title to when the

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

no more than 5

however, were not the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes

the day

came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's

mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard

of disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this time we

legs shake as I stand before the man I

a small woman standing behind him; she is also

will be moving to the Omega house with

help you pack

when both Agnes

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

trips over her feet and collapses onto the

as she looks

up and she flinches,

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

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

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

my nose in confusion and

points to her ears and shakes a finger

a pen and paper

am deaf," she writes, pointing

Agnes.What

get dressed before the rest of the Omegas

a large building just south of the