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

through the

he asks through

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

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the blow /

met with cold

open one eye and steal a glance at my

he says nothing as

growls as he

coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

as he storms off towards

tries her best to soothe me but

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

nod as I wipe my tears

chirps, reaching

snack and we'll hide out until it's

as

windows of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to figure

Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were

chance to see another silver wolf shift or use

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

gift of gas

to avoid being injured by an attacker

wolf has ever defeated him

father and have

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

the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing

are quickly whisked away by their gammas

Wyatt, had come with

he finds my mother in time

out the

out of the car and make a run for the

is! who finds

amongst the trees, I

fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice, I force my legs to move

scene that would forever haunt me

beneath a Ravenstone wolf, my mother

whimper, my eyes

in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to

lips as I watch the life drain from my

annoyance and I quickly scramble

decide to get a

drum against my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub

life is starkly different

father made the announcement that both my

knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked

visit me and the maids were told to never speak

world became silent and soon, so did

that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

son to whom he would be passing his title

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

no more than 5 feet tall and

she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had

still remember the day I met

my father came to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's

freeze, unsure

in his eyes for me hadn’t faded

shake as I stand before the

behind him;

to the

help you pack

growls when both Agnes

myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes

over her feet and collapses onto the

her eyes as she looks around the room

up and she flinches,

again and tap

intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and

smile and places her hands in front of

wrinkle my nose in confusion

points to her ears and shakes a finger at

out a pen

she writes, pointing again to her

Agnes.What is your

rest of the Omegas come

large building just south of the main Pack house where the

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