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,"

and over again until I feel I

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

name?" he asks through

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

"Z-Zane,"

for the blow / knew was

I'm met

up some courage, I open one eye and steal a glance at

says nothing as

disappointment," he growls as he steps out

bother coming out.You won’t be presenting

tears as he storms off towards

tries her best to soothe me but I

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

nod as I wipe my tears and she

my love," she chirps, reaching for the

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

the crowd of wolves as I settle back

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

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

see another silver wolf shift

use his gift many times, each time

gift of

allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while

wolf has ever defeated him in

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

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

overpowers the music

quickly whisked away by their gammas to

had come with his family

just hope he finds my mother in

drowns out the

terrifying screams, I climb out of the car and make a run for

it is! who

round the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a

hearing my mother’s voice, I force my legs

most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

my mother struggles

eyes

turns her head in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed

life drain from my

in annoyance and I quickly scramble

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

against my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of

since the attack and my life is starkly different

the announcement that both my

was locked away in my room, left to

me and the maids were told to never speak to me

silent and soon, so did

that my father had remarried and was

would be passing his title to when

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

was a small woman, no more than 5 feet

reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would

the day

my father came to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice

new mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard

me hadn’t faded after all

shake as I stand before the

behind him; she is

moving to the Omega house with her,"

you pack

growls when both Agnes and! remain frozen in

moving!" he commands,

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground in front of

eyes as she looks around the room

she flinches, her arms flying

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

I did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly

smile and places her hands

my nose in confusion and she laughs

points to her ears and shakes a finger at

understand, she pulls out a pen

deaf," she writes, pointing again to her

name is Agnes.What is

dressed before the rest of the Omegas

just south of the

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