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,"

over again until I feel

at me through the rearview mirror, his cold

is your name?" he asks

I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually piss

"Z-Zane,"

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

met with

I open one eye and steal a glance

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

as he

bother coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself

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

best to soothe me but I am

ourselves a quiet place and hang out for the rest of the

I wipe my tears and she gives me

chirps,

snack and we'll hide out

the crowd of wolves as I settle back

squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying

Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack

get the chance to see another silver wolf shift or

father use his gift many times, each time

had the gift

morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an

has ever defeated

on 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

just in time to see

before the screaming overpowers the music playing from

and their pups are quickly whisked away by their gammas to safer

had come with his family in

just hope he finds my mother in

in my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around me as

a run for the trees

is!

the comer and there amongst the trees,

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

scene that would forever haunt me in my

Ravenstone wolf, my

my eyes filling

in my direction, her neck

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

annoyance and I

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

with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years of being an

life is starkly different

that both my mother and I had

were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my

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

world became silent and soon, so

informed me that my father had remarried and was expecting

passing his title to when

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

no more than 5 feet tall and

death, for Agnes had one

still remember the day

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

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's voice echoes

new mother." I freeze, unsure if

eyes for me hadn’t

legs shake as I stand before

a small woman standing behind him; she is

the Omega house with her,"

help you pack your

both Agnes and! remain frozen in

repeat myself? Get moving!" he

feet and collapses onto the ground in front of

line her eyes as she looks around the room

and she flinches, her arms flying over her head to

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

I did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly

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

my nose in confusion and

points to her ears and

out a pen and

pointing again to her ears and

Agnes.What is your

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

House, nicknamed the Hive, is a large building just south of

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