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,"

mumble to myself over and over again until I feel

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

name?" he asks through clenched

because I knew if I kept staring

"Z-Zane,"

stiffening in preparation for the

I'm met with

courage, I open one eye and steal a

he says nothing as he opens the door

a disappointment," he growls as he steps

coming out.You won’t be

storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of

to soothe me

about 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 your father

tears and she gives me

my love," she chirps,

we'll hide out until it's time

wolves as I settle back into

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

only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I

the chance to see another silver wolf

had seen my father use his gift many times, each time leaving any

the gift of gas

into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by

has ever defeated him

hope on the night of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet

just in

screaming overpowers the music playing

are quickly whisked away by their gammas to safer

with his

hope he finds my mother

heart pounding in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around me as Ravenstone

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

is! who finds

and there amongst the trees, I hear

but upon hearing my mother’s voice, I force

most horrifying scene that would forever haunt

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother

eyes

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

drain from

roommates groan in annoyance and I quickly scramble

to get a head start on the day, grabbing my things for

the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of

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

my father made the announcement that both my mother and

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

came to visit me and the maids were told to never speak to me when

became silent and soon, so did

my father had remarried and was expecting a

he would be passing his title

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

more

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

the

came to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice

new mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard

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

I stand before

standing behind him; she is

moving to the Omega

you pack

when both Agnes and! remain frozen

Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground in front

her eyes as she looks around the room

help her up and she flinches,

I reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering

that I did not intend to hurt her,

and places her hands in

my nose in confusion and she

ears and shakes a finger

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

am deaf," she writes, pointing again to

Agnes.What

the shower and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas come rushing

is a large building just south of the main

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