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,"

to myself over and over again until I

through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring

he asks

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

"Z-Zane,"

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

I'm met

I open one eye and steal a

jaw is clenched but he says nothing as he opens the door

growls as

bother coming out.You won’t be presenting

storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself and my

mother tries her best to soothe me but I

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

nod as I wipe my tears and she gives

chirps, reaching

a snack and we'll hide out until

into the crowd of wolves as

stare at the

wolf pack

get the chance to see another silver wolf

use his gift many times, each time

had the gift of gas

him to avoid being injured by an attacker

has ever defeated him

not disappoint my father and have

window just in time

the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to

their pups are quickly whisked away by

with his family

finds my

chest almost drowns out the sounds of

car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping

it is! who

amongst the trees, I hear

upon hearing my mother’s voice, I force my

scene that would forever haunt

my mother struggles to free

my eyes

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

and I quickly scramble

and I decide to get a head

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

my life is starkly different now

from battle, my father made the announcement that

sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my only companion in

the maids were told to never speak

silent and soon,

after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my

passing his

born and given an Omega rank, was spotted

woman, no more than 5 feet tall and quite

looks, however, were not the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had

remember the day

to see me before I left the

.- FLASH BACK....

father's

new mother." I freeze, unsure if

disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this time we spent

shake as I stand before the man

behind

the

you pack your

Agnes and! remain

moving!"

collapses onto the

she looks around the

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

reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering my hand to help her

her, Agnes

me a warm smile and places her

in confusion and

ears and shakes a

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

pointing

name is Agnes.What is

before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to

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

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