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 until

me through the rearview mirror, his

is your name?" he asks through clenched

I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry

"Z-Zane,"

preparation for the blow / knew was

met with

some courage, I open one eye and steal a glance

nothing as

as he steps

out.You won’t be

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

to soothe

about 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

I wipe my tears and she

she chirps, reaching for

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

disappears into the crowd of wolves as I settle back into my

eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive,

Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I

the chance to see another

times, each time leaving

gift of gas

allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him to

wolf has ever defeated him

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

scramble to the back of the car and peek through the rear view window just in time

not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to

and their pups are quickly whisked away by their

had come with his

hope he finds my mother in time to protect

almost drowns out the sounds of death around me as Ravenstone

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

is! who

the comer and there amongst the

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

I see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

my mother struggles

whimper, my eyes filling with

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

life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the memory of my mother’s

and I quickly

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

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

my life is starkly different

made the announcement that both my mother and I had died in the

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

father never came to visit me and the maids were

silent and

that my

be passing his title to when the time

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

woman, no more than 5 feet tall

were not the reason she was spared from certain death,

still remember the day I

time my father came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice echoes

freeze, unsure if I heard

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

I stand before the man I once called

woman standing behind him; she

will be moving to the Omega house with her,"

you pack your

when both Agnes

have to repeat myself? Get moving!" he commands,

trips over her feet and collapses onto the

line her eyes as she looks

up and she flinches, her arms

reach over again and tap her shoulder, offering my hand

to hurt her,

her hands in front

in confusion and she

her ears and shakes a finger at

she pulls out a pen

she writes, pointing again to her

Agnes.What is

and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to get

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

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