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 could say nothing

and stares at me through the

he asks

to concentrate because I knew if I kept staring

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow

I'm met with cold

I open one eye and

but he says nothing as he opens the door to

disappointment," he growls as

out.You won’t be presenting yourself

he storms off towards the mansion, completely

to soothe me but I am

of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m sure your father can handle

I wipe my tears and she gives me her brightest

she chirps, reaching for the

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

wolves as I settle

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

was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really the

another silver wolf

his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers

gift

gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him to poison

has ever defeated him in

my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation hear a

just in time to see a large pack

long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion,

pups are quickly whisked

come with his family

hope he finds my mother in time to protect

out the sounds of death around me as Ravenstone

I climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping somehow to find my

is! who

there amongst the trees, I hear a sickening

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

scene that would forever haunt me in

wolf, my mother struggles to free

eyes

her head in my direction, her neck

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 fall off the edge of my bed

and I

decide to get a head start on the day, grabbing

count my scars as I

attack and my life is starkly different now that my

announcement that both my mother and I had died in

me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked

maids were told to never speak to me when they

silent and soon, so

informed me that my father had remarried and was expecting a son

he would be passing his title to when the

Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the western border and brought before the

woman, no more than 5

the reason she was spared from certain death, for

the day

was the only time my father came to see me before

.- FLASH BACK....

father's

I freeze, unsure

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

shake as I stand before the

small woman standing behind

be moving to the Omega house with her,"

help you pack

when both Agnes

myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into

her feet and collapses onto the ground in front of

eyes as she looks

she flinches, her arms

to do, I reach over again and

her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms

me a warm smile and places her hands in

my nose in confusion and she laughs

and shakes

! don't understand, she pulls out a pen

am deaf," she writes, pointing again

name is Agnes.What is your

shower and get dressed before the rest of the Omegas come

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

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