The Silent Alpha

***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 could say nothing

the car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his

your name?" he asks through clenched

I knew if I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually piss

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow / knew

I'm met

courage, I open one eye and steal a

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

he growls as he steps out of the

coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself and my

best to soothe me but I am

find ourselves a quiet place and hang out for the rest of the evening.Just the two

tears and she gives me

love," she chirps, reaching for

fetch us a snack and we'll hide

the crowd of wolves as I settle back into my

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

Scarlett Haven was not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really the strongest pack like Father claimed we

I'd get the chance to see another silver wolf shift or

had seen my father use his gift many times, each time leaving any onlookers

gift of

avoid being injured

ever defeated him

the night of my first shift that I would not disappoint my father and have a decent gift worthy

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

wolves… it's not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing to

quickly whisked away

Wyatt, had come with his family in a separate

my mother in time to protect

almost drowns out the sounds of death around

a run for the trees near the house, hoping somehow to

it is! who

the comer and there amongst the trees, I hear a

hearing my

see the most horrifying scene that

wolf, my mother struggles to free herself,

my eyes filling

direction,

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

in annoyance and I quickly

decide to get a head start on the day,

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

and my life is starkly different now that my

battle, my father made the announcement that both

was locked away in my room,

were told to never speak to

silent and

informed me that my father

son to whom he would be passing his title

brother, Caine, was born and given an Omega rank, was spotted

a small woman, no more than 5

from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit my

the day

to

.- FLASH BACK....

Agnes," my father's voice

mother." I freeze, unsure if I

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

legs shake as I stand before the

woman standing behind him; she

to the Omega house with her," he

you pack your

both Agnes and! remain

myself? Get moving!"

and collapses onto the ground in

she looks around the

help her up and she flinches, her arms flying over her

what else to do, I reach over again and

not intend to hurt her, Agnes

her hands in front of her face, thrusting them

wrinkle my nose in confusion and she laughs

her ears and shakes a finger at

understand, she pulls out a pen and paper from

am deaf," she writes, pointing again to her

name is Agnes.What

the rest of the Omegas come

building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the