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 feel

car and stares at me through the rearview

he asks through

I kept staring at those

"Z-Zane,"

body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But

I'm met with cold

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

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

disappointment," he growls as he steps out

out.You won’t be presenting

off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself and

best to soothe me but I am

for the rest of

wipe my tears and she gives me her brightest

she chirps, reaching for the

we'll hide out until it's time

the crowd of wolves as I settle back into my seat

and stare at the guests as they

only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really

chance to see another

many times, each time leaving any onlookers in awe

the gift

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

wolf has ever defeated

the night of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and

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

music playing from the Mansion,

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

Gamma, Wyatt, had come with

my mother

my chest almost drowns out the

by the terrifying screams, I climb out of the car and make a run for the trees near the house, hoping somehow

it is! who finds

there amongst the trees,

hearing my mother’s voice, I force my

when I see the most horrifying scene that would forever

my mother

my eyes filling with

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

as we maketo scream but my voice never leaves my lips as I watch the life drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch

annoyance and I

and I decide to get a head start on the day,

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

and my life

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

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

me and the maids were told to never speak to me

became silent and soon,

my father had

to whom he would be passing his

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

a small woman, no more than 5

certain death, for Agnes had one

the day I met

time my father came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice echoes across

I freeze, unsure if I heard

eyes for me hadn’t faded

shake as I stand before

small woman standing behind him;

to the Omega

help you pack

Agnes and! remain frozen in

have to repeat myself? Get moving!"

her feet and collapses onto the ground

as she looks around

flinches, her arms flying over her head to

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

hurt her,

me a warm smile and places her hands in front of

wrinkle my nose in confusion and she laughs

her ears and shakes a finger

understand, she pulls out a pen

deaf," she writes, pointing again to her ears and

name is Agnes.What is your

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

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

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