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 and over again until I feel

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

name?" he asks

eyes to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually piss

"Z-Zane,"

the blow / knew was coming.But it never

met with cold

eye and steal a glance at my

is clenched but he says nothing as he opens the door

a disappointment," he growls as he steps out of

bother coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

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

tries her best to soothe

for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle

tears and she gives

she chirps, reaching

a snack and we'll hide out

the crowd of wolves as I settle back into my seat

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

of the packs in the Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were

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

gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers

gift of gas

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

wolf has ever defeated him

of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation

peek through the rear view window just in time to see a large pack of wolves storm in through the mansion

before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the

quickly whisked away by their gammas

Wyatt, had come with his family in a

finds my

pounding in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of

and make a run for

is!

comer and there amongst

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

when I see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in my

wolf, my

whimper, my eyes

my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to her

scream but my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from

annoyance and I

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

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

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

my father made the announcement that both

was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my only

me and the maids were told to never

and

informed me that my father had remarried and was expecting a

be passing his title to when the

half brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega

no more than 5 feet tall and quite

reason she was spared from certain death, for

remember the day I met

was the only time my father came to see me before

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice echoes across the

mother." I freeze, unsure if

me hadn’t faded after all this time we

I stand before the man I once called

standing behind him;

be moving to the Omega house

help you pack

growls when both Agnes and! remain

myself? Get moving!"

collapses

she looks

and she flinches,

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

her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms

her hands in front of her face,

in confusion

her ears and shakes a finger at

understand, she pulls out a pen and

pointing again to her ears and

Agnes.What is your

the shower and get dressed before the rest of

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