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 and over again until I feel I could say nothing

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

your name?" he asks through clenched

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

"Z-Zane,"

the blow / knew

met with

open one eye and steal a glance at

jaw is clenched but he says nothing as he opens the

disappointment," he growls as he steps out

bother coming out.You won’t be presenting

towards the

to soothe me but I

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

my tears and she

she chirps, reaching for

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

into the crowd of wolves as I

stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to

wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really the strongest pack like Father claimed we

chance to see another silver wolf

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

the gift of

a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being

wolf has ever

my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation hear a howl in the

just in time to see a large pack of wolves storm in through the mansion

screaming overpowers the music playing

their pups are quickly whisked away by their

with his

my mother in time to protect

my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death

a run for the trees near

it is! who finds

and there amongst the trees, I

but upon hearing my mother’s

I see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to free herself,

my eyes filling

my direction, her neck now perfectly

fills her 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

groan in annoyance and I quickly

reads 5 am and I decide to get a head start

room quickly filling with steam.I count my

the attack and my life is starkly different now that my mother

returning from battle, my father made the announcement that both my mother and I had died in

I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my

maids were told to never speak to me when they attended

became silent and soon, so

Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

he would be passing his

was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the western border and brought

small woman, no more than 5 feet tall

death,

still remember the

to see me before I

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes across the

unsure if I heard him

disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after

shake as I stand before the man I once called

woman standing behind

the

help you pack your

both Agnes and!

to repeat myself? Get moving!" he

feet and collapses onto the

as she looks

reach over to help her up and she flinches, her

over again and tap her shoulder, offering

hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes

warm smile and places her hands in front

my nose in confusion and

and shakes

a pen and paper from her

pointing

Agnes.What

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

building just south of the main Pack house where the

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