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,"

mumble to myself over and over again

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

is your name?" he

I kept staring

"Z-Zane,"

body stiffening in preparation for the blow /

met with cold

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

says nothing as

he growls as he steps

won’t be presenting yourself

towards the

tries her best to soothe me but

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

my tears and she gives me

she chirps,

and we'll hide out until it's time

as I settle back into my seat and

the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as

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

I'd get the chance to see another silver wolf shift or

gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers in awe

gift

toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being

ever defeated him in

father and have a decent gift worthy of the

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

wolves… it's not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the

their pups are quickly whisked away by their

come with his family in a separate

my mother in time to

the sounds of death around me as

car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping somehow to find my

is!

and there amongst the trees,

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

most horrifying scene that

wolf, my

whimper, my eyes filling

head in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to

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 and fall off the edge of my

roommates groan in annoyance and I quickly scramble to

clock reads 5 am and I decide to get a

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

my life is starkly different now that my mother is

announcement that both my mother and I

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

were told to never speak to me

became silent and soon, so did

that my father

would be passing his title to when the time

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

more

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

still remember the

was the only time my father came to see

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice echoes

freeze, unsure if

look of disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after

I stand before the man

behind him; she is also

the Omega house with

you pack your

both Agnes and! remain frozen

myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into

trips over her feet and collapses

she looks around the

flinches, her

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

did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly

smile and places her hands in front of her face,

nose in confusion and she laughs

and shakes a

a pen and paper from her back

deaf," she writes, pointing

name is Agnes.What is your

shut off the shower and get dressed before the rest of

a large building just south of the

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