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

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

name?" he asks through

knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually piss myself in

"Z-Zane,"

preparation for the blow / knew was

I'm met

one eye and

jaw is clenched but he says nothing as he

growls as he steps out of

won’t be

into tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely

tries her best to soothe me but I

I find ourselves a quiet place and hang out for the rest of

tears and she

my love," she chirps, reaching for

us a snack and we'll hide out

crowd of wolves as I settle back into my seat

car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests

memorized all of the packs in the Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest

I'd get the chance to see another silver wolf shift or

times, each time leaving any onlookers in awe

had the gift of

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

wolf has ever defeated him in

would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy

and peek through the rear view window just in time

overpowers the music playing

whisked away by their gammas

had come with his family in a

hope he finds my mother in time to protect

my chest almost drowns out the

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

is!

amongst the trees, I hear

stiffens with fear but upon hearing my

horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

beneath a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to free herself,

whimper, my eyes

my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to

we maketo scream but my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I

and

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

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

my life is starkly different now that

made the announcement that both my mother and I

me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn

maids were told to

and soon, so

Wyatt informed me that my father had

whom he would be passing his title to when the time

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

a small woman, no more than 5 feet

reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit

remember the day I met

to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes

freeze, unsure if I

his eyes for me hadn’t faded after

legs shake as I stand before the man

standing behind

moving to the Omega house

you pack your

when both Agnes and!

myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into the

feet and collapses onto

she looks around

and she flinches,

and

her, Agnes

her hands in front of her face,

my nose in confusion and

and

! don't understand, she pulls out a

am deaf," she writes, pointing again

name is Agnes.What is your

the rest of the Omegas

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

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