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,"

to myself over and over again until

at me through the rearview mirror, his

your name?" he asks through

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

"Z-Zane,"

stutter, my body stiffening in preparation for the blow / knew was coming.But it never

I'm met with cold

eye and steal a glance at my

nothing

as

out.You won’t be

towards the mansion, completely

her best to soothe me but I am

quiet place and hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two of us? I’m

wipe my tears

she chirps, reaching for

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

of wolves as I settle

windows of the car, I squint my eyes and stare at the guests as they arrive, trying to figure

pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really the strongest pack

get the chance to see another silver wolf shift or use their

gift many times, each time

gift

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

wolf has ever defeated him

not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy of the Scarlet Haven reputation

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

the music playing from the

and their pups are quickly whisked away by

come with

just hope he finds my mother in

my chest almost drowns out the sounds of death around me

make a

it is! who finds

the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear

upon hearing my mother’s

see the most horrifying scene that would forever haunt me in

Ravenstone wolf, my mother struggles to

my eyes filling with

turns her head in my direction, her neck now

drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch at the memory of

and I quickly scramble to

am and I decide to get a head

hot water jets drum against my skin, the room quickly filling with steam.I count my scars as I scrub my body, a habit

my life is starkly

the announcement that both my

were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room,

to visit me and the maids were told to never

became silent and soon,

long after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had

whom he would be passing his

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 feet

certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that

the

father came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice

new mother." I freeze, unsure

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

I stand before the man

a small woman standing behind him; she is

be moving to the Omega house with her," he

help you pack

when both Agnes and! remain frozen

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

feet and collapses onto

as she looks around

up and she flinches,

I reach over again and tap

her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms

places her hands in front of

in

ears and shakes a finger

pulls out a pen and paper from her back

she writes, pointing again to her

Agnes.What

rest

south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the Higher

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