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 and over again until I feel I

the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring holes into my

name?" he asks

because I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes,

"Z-Zane,"

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

met

some courage, I open one eye and steal a glance at

nothing as he opens the door to

as he steps out

out.You won’t be

burst into tears as he storms off towards the

her best to soothe me but

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

my tears and she gives me her brightest

love," she chirps, reaching for the

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

as I settle back into my

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

in the Kingdom and knew Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I

chance to see another silver wolf

my father use his gift many times, each time

had the gift of

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

ever defeated him

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

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

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

their pups are quickly whisked away by

had come with his

he finds my mother in time to

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

make a run for the trees

is! who

the comer and there amongst the trees,

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

the most horrifying scene

wolf, my

my eyes

mother turns her head in my direction, her neck now perfectly exposed to 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 fall off the edge of my bed

and I quickly scramble to

5 am and I decide to get a head start

steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit I developed after years

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

made the announcement that both my mother

knew of me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my

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

silent and soon, so did

informed me that my father had remarried and

be passing his title to when

half brother, Caine, was born and given

a small woman, no more than 5 feet tall and

from certain death, for Agnes had one

remember the day

only time my father came to see

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes across the

mother." I freeze, unsure if I heard him

his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this

as I stand before

standing behind him; she

be moving to the Omega house with her,"

you

growls when both Agnes and! remain

myself? Get moving!" he commands, pushing

trips over her feet and collapses onto the ground in front

she looks around the

she flinches,

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

did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her

me a warm smile and places her

my nose in confusion and

and shakes a

she pulls out a pen and

pointing again to her ears and

name is Agnes.What is your

the rest of the Omegas come rushing in to

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

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