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,"

again until I

car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his

your name?" he asks through clenched

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

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it

met

up some courage, I open one eye and steal a

he says nothing as he opens the door

disappointment," he growls as he

won’t be

tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed

best to soothe me but I am

hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure

nod as I wipe my tears and she gives me her brightest

she chirps, reaching for

hide out until it's time to go

wolves as I settle

the tinted windows of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at

pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we

to see another silver wolf shift or use

gift many times, each

the gift

could morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being

ever defeated him in

my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent

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

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

are quickly whisked away by

come with his

just hope he finds my mother in time to

my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death

the car and make a run for

it is!

the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a sickening

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

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

beneath a Ravenstone wolf, my

whimper, my eyes filling

direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to

orbs as we maketo 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

roommates groan in annoyance and I quickly

clock reads 5 am and I decide to get a head

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

attack and my life is starkly different now that my mother is

that both

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

visit me and the maids were told to never speak

became silent and soon,

informed me that my father had remarried and was expecting a

would be passing his title

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

was a small woman, no more

reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes

remember the day I

to see me before I left the Pack

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes

I freeze, unsure if I heard

disdain in his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this time we spent

before the man I once

woman standing behind him;

to the Omega house with her,"

you pack

when both Agnes and!

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

collapses

line her eyes as she looks around the

she flinches, her arms flying

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

not intend to hurt her,

me a warm smile and places her hands in

wrinkle my nose in

her ears and

she pulls out a pen and paper from

pointing again

Agnes.What

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

just south of the main Pack house where the

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