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

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

name?" he

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

"Z-Zane,"

my body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew

met with

some courage, I open one eye and

nothing as

as he steps

won’t be presenting

tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed

tries her best to soothe me but I am

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

as I wipe my tears and she

she chirps, reaching for the door

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

of wolves as I settle back into my seat

stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to figure who was

pack

see another

his gift many times, each time leaving any

had the gift of

to avoid being injured

ever defeated him in

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

the rear view window just in time to see a large pack of

music playing from the

and their pups are quickly whisked

with his family in

just hope he finds my mother in time to protect

my chest almost drowns out the sounds of

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

it is! who finds

the comer and there amongst the trees, I

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

the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt

my mother struggles

whimper, my eyes

in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to her

leaves my lips 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

roommates groan in annoyance and I

I decide to get a head

filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit

years since the attack and my life

made the announcement that both my mother and

and the maids who knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my only companion

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

and soon, so did

me that my father

he would be passing his title to when the time

brother, Caine, was born and

woman, no more than 5 feet tall

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

the day I

my father came to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes

I freeze, unsure if I heard

me hadn’t faded after all

as I stand before

woman standing behind

the Omega house with

help you pack

both Agnes and!

moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into

and collapses onto the

eyes as she

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

reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering my

her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes my

a warm smile and places her hands in

my nose in confusion

to her ears and shakes

understand, she pulls out a pen and paper from

pointing again to her ears and

is Agnes.What is

the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to

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

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