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,"

again until I feel

father stops the car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his

your name?" he asks

close my eyes to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at those

"Z-Zane,"

body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it never

I'm met with cold

I open one eye and steal a glance at

clenched but he says nothing

disappointment," he growls as he steps out of

coming out.You won’t be

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

her best to soothe me but

rest of

tears and she gives

she chirps, reaching

we'll hide out until it's time to go

into the crowd of wolves as

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

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

get the chance to see another silver

my father use his gift many times, each

gift

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

wolf has ever defeated him

shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift

view window just in time to see a large pack of wolves

the screaming overpowers the music playing

and their pups are quickly whisked away by their gammas

come with his family in a

just hope he finds my

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

car and make a run for

it is!

the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear

fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice,

horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

Ravenstone wolf, my mother

whimper, my eyes

head in my direction, her neck now perfectly

my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch

groan in annoyance and

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

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

my father made the announcement that both my mother and

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

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

silent and

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

be passing his title to when

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

woman, no more than 5 feet tall and quite

the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one

still remember the day I

only time my father came to

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes

new mother." I freeze, unsure if I

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

stand before the

a small woman standing behind

be moving to the Omega

help you pack

growls when both Agnes and! remain frozen in

Get moving!" he commands, pushing

her feet and collapses onto

she looks around

flinches,

reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering

hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers

warm smile and places her

my nose in confusion and

ears and

don't understand, she pulls out a pen and paper from

deaf," she writes, pointing again

name is Agnes.What

shut off the shower and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas

of

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