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,"

and over again until I feel I could say

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

your name?" he asks

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

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it

I'm met

eye and steal a glance at

nothing as he opens the door to

disappointment," he growls as he steps out of the

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

into tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely

tries her best to soothe me

about you and 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 the other

I wipe my tears and she gives

she chirps, reaching for the

hide out until it's time to

as I

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

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

see another silver wolf shift or use their

gift many times,

gift

gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by

wolf has ever defeated him in

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 the

peek through the rear view window just in time to

overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to

are quickly whisked away by their gammas to safer

Wyatt, had come with

hope he finds my mother in

in my chest almost drowns out the sounds

make a

it is! who

the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear

upon hearing my

scene that would forever haunt me in my

beneath a Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to free

eyes filling

her head in my direction, her

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 bed with a

roommates groan in annoyance and I

get a head start on the day, grabbing my

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

my life is starkly different now that my

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

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

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

silent and soon, so did

Wyatt informed me that my

whom he would be passing his title to

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

was a small woman, no more than 5 feet tall and quite

was spared from certain death,

remember the day I met

to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes across the

unsure if I heard

in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this

I stand before the man I once

behind him;

moving to the Omega house with

help you

growls when both Agnes and! remain

Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes

feet and collapses onto the ground in

she

she flinches,

what else to do, I reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering my hand to

intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms

her hands in front of her face, thrusting them

nose in confusion

ears and shakes a finger at

pulls out a pen and paper

she writes, pointing

name is Agnes.What is your

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

is a large building just south of the main Pack house