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

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

your name?" he asks

I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would

"Z-Zane,"

stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it never

met with

I open one eye and steal a glance at my

is clenched but he says nothing as

growls as he steps out of the

out.You won’t

tears as he storms off towards the mansion,

tries her best to soothe

you and I find 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 Alphas

wipe my tears

love," she chirps, reaching for the

go fetch us a snack and we'll hide

of wolves as I settle back into my

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

wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see

chance to see another silver wolf shift or use

seen my father use his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers in awe and

the gift

avoid being injured by

ever defeated him

first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation hear

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

long before the screaming overpowers the music

whisked away by

come with his family in a separate

he finds my mother in time

pounding in my chest almost drowns out the sounds

I climb out of the car and make a run for the

it is! who finds

there amongst the trees, I

hearing my mother’s voice, I force my

most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to

eyes filling

direction, her

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

in annoyance and I quickly scramble

I decide 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

years since the attack and my life is starkly different now that my mother is

the announcement that both

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

never came to visit me and the maids were told to never

became silent and soon,

informed me that my father had

to whom he would be passing his title to when

born and

woman, no more than 5 feet tall and quite

the reason she was spared from certain death, for

the

the only time my father came to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

is Agnes," my father's voice echoes across

mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard him

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

before the man

behind him;

moving to the Omega house

you pack

growls when both Agnes

Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into

feet and collapses onto the ground in

she looks

over to help her up and she flinches,

what else to do, I reach over again and tap

not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and

a warm smile and places her hands in front of her face, thrusting

in confusion and she laughs

her ears and shakes

pulls out a pen and paper from

am deaf," she writes, pointing

is Agnes.What is

the rest

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

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