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

me through the rearview mirror, his

your name?" he asks through

close my eyes to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I

"Z-Zane,"

stiffening in preparation for the blow

I'm met with cold

I open one eye

nothing as he

he growls as he steps out of the

coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

off towards the mansion, completely ashamed

mother tries her best to soothe

rest of the evening.Just the two of us?

tears and she gives me her

she chirps, reaching for the

and we'll hide out until it's time to

crowd of wolves as I settle back into my seat and

stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to figure who was

of the packs in the Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I

another silver

his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers

the gift

avoid being

ever defeated

not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the

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

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

quickly whisked

Wyatt, had come with his

hope he finds my mother

drowns out the sounds of death around me as Ravenstone

and make a run for the trees near the house,

it is! who finds

there amongst the trees, I hear a sickening

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

the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt

Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to free

eyes filling with

head in my direction, her

her blue orbs as we maketo scream but my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's

annoyance and I quickly scramble to

am and I decide to get a head start on the

filling with steam.I count my

been 20 years since the attack and my life is starkly different now

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

while I was locked away

me and the maids were told to never speak

and soon, so did

long after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and was

son to whom he would be passing his title to when

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

woman, no more than 5 feet tall and

certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit my

remember the day I met

came to see me before

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice

unsure if

of disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t

as I stand before

woman standing behind him; she is also

will be moving to the Omega house with her,"

help you pack

both Agnes and! remain frozen

myself? Get moving!"

collapses onto

her eyes as she looks around the room

over to help her up and she flinches, her

do, I reach over again and tap her shoulder,

her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and

warm smile and places her hands in front

in confusion and she laughs

her ears and shakes a

understand, she pulls out a pen

she writes, pointing again to her ears and

Agnes.What is

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

building just south of the main

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