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,"

over again until I feel I could

me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes

your name?" he

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

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it

met with

eye and

clenched but he says nothing as he opens

he growls as he steps out

won’t be presenting yourself this

off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself

her best to soothe me but I

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

my tears and she gives me her

my love," she chirps, reaching for

hide out until it's

of wolves as I settle back

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

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

another silver wolf shift or use their

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

the gift of gas

to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him to poison his

ever

I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet

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

it's not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing

pups are quickly whisked away by

had come with his

he finds my mother in time to

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

make a run for the trees near the house, hoping somehow to

it is! who

the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a sickening

with fear but upon hearing my mother’s

scene that would

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to

eyes filling

head in my direction,

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 bed

annoyance and I quickly

a head start on

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

20 years since the attack and my life is starkly different now that

announcement that

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

and the maids were told to never speak to me when

and soon, so

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

be passing his title to

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

small woman, no more than 5 feet

however, were not the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that

the day I met

to see me before

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice

new mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard him

his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this

legs shake as I stand before the man

woman standing behind him; she

be moving to the Omega house with her," he

help you pack your

when both Agnes

moving!"

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground

as she looks around the

her up and she flinches, her arms flying over her

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

hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes

gives me a warm smile and places her hands in front of her face, thrusting

wrinkle my nose in confusion and she

and

she pulls out a pen

deaf," she writes, pointing

name is Agnes.What is your

rest of the Omegas come

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