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,"

myself over and over again until I

the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring holes into

is your name?" he

I knew if I kept staring at those cold

"Z-Zane,"

for the blow / knew was coming.But it

I'm met with

up some courage, I open one eye

is clenched but he says nothing

he growls as he steps out of

won’t be presenting yourself

he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself and

tries her best to soothe me but 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

I wipe my tears and she gives me her brightest

chirps, reaching

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

as I settle back into

eyes and stare

Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we

get the chance to see another silver wolf shift

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

gift of

gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while

has ever defeated him in

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

rear view window just

overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves

are quickly whisked away by their gammas to

had come with

hope he finds my mother

out the sounds of death

climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping somehow to find

is!

there amongst the trees, I

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

scene that would forever haunt me in my

a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to

eyes filling

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

leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's

roommates groan in annoyance and I quickly

decide to get a head start

skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I

and my life is starkly different now

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

were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of

and the maids were told to

and soon, so

my father had remarried and

would be passing his title to when the

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

woman, no more than 5 feet tall and quite

the reason she was spared from certain death, for

the day I

to see me

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes across

I freeze, unsure

for me

as I stand before

a small woman standing behind

moving to the Omega house

you pack your

both Agnes

I have to repeat myself? Get moving!" he

her feet and collapses onto the ground in

line her eyes as she looks around

over to help her up and she flinches, her arms flying over her head to shield

to do, I reach over again and

hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes

warm smile and places her hands in front

my nose in

and shakes a

a pen

she writes, pointing again to her ears

Agnes.What

dressed before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in

nicknamed the Hive, is a large building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the Higher

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