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,"

over again until I feel I could say

me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring

he

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

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow / knew was

I'm met with

eye and steal a glance at my

is clenched but he says nothing as

growls as he steps out of

out.You won’t

tears as he storms off towards the mansion,

best to soothe me but I am

a quiet place and hang out for the rest of the

as I wipe my tears

she chirps, reaching for the

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

into the crowd of wolves as I settle

stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to figure

the packs in the Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest

to see another silver wolf shift or

father use his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers

gift of gas

being injured by

has ever defeated him

disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation hear

of the car and peek through the rear view window just in time to see a large

before the screaming overpowers the music playing

and their pups are quickly whisked away by their

with his

my mother in time to

in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around

climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near

it is! who

there amongst the trees, I hear a

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

the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in my

Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to

whimper, my eyes

in my direction, her neck now

her blue orbs as we maketo scream but my voice never 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

in annoyance and I quickly scramble to my

a

steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of being

my life is starkly different now that my

my father made the announcement that

who knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room,

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

and soon, so

after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had

son to whom he would be passing his title to when the

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

more than 5 feet tall and

certain death, for Agnes

still remember the day I

only time my father came to see

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice echoes across the

mother." I freeze, unsure if

look of disdain in his eyes for me

shake as I stand before the man I once

behind him; she is also

be moving to the Omega

you pack

both Agnes and! remain frozen

to repeat myself? Get moving!"

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground in

she

up and she flinches, her arms flying over her

reach over again and tap

not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers

warm smile and places her hands in

in confusion and

and shakes a

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

pointing

Agnes.What is

the shower and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to

is a large building just south of the

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