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 say

the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring

is your name?" he asks through

concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But

met with

open one eye and

but he says nothing as he opens the

he growls as

out.You won’t be presenting

tears as he storms off towards the mansion,

mother tries her best to soothe me but I am

a quiet place and hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can

tears and she gives me her brightest

love," she chirps, reaching for

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

into the crowd of wolves as I settle

tinted windows of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they

Scarlett 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 claimed

see another silver wolf shift

had seen my father use his gift many times,

the gift

could morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him

has ever defeated him

my father and have a decent gift worthy of

of the car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see a large pack of wolves storm in through the mansion

the music playing from

quickly whisked

come with his family

hope he finds my mother

pounding in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death

the terrifying screams, I climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping

is! who

the comer and there amongst the trees,

hearing my mother’s voice, I force

the most horrifying scene

my mother struggles to free herself,

eyes filling

head in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed

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

in annoyance and I quickly scramble

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

count my scars as I scrub my

my life is starkly

father made the announcement that both my mother and I

knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my only companion in

maids were told to never speak to me when they attended

became silent and soon, so did

me that my father had remarried and

son to whom he would be passing his title to when the

my half brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the

a small woman, no more than 5 feet tall

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

still remember the

time my father came to see

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's

mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard him

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

before

standing behind him; she is also

the Omega house with her,"

help you

both Agnes and! remain frozen

Get moving!" he

and collapses onto the ground in front

line her eyes as she looks around

up and she flinches, her arms flying

I reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering my

hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes

her

nose in confusion and she

points to her ears and

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

am deaf," she writes, pointing again

Agnes.What is

and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to get

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