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 could

car and stares at me through the rearview

is your name?" he

I kept staring at those cold angry eyes, I would actually

"Z-Zane,"

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

I'm met

courage, I open one eye and steal

clenched but he says nothing as he opens the

disappointment," he growls as he steps out of

coming out.You won’t be presenting yourself this

into tears as he storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself

mother tries her best to soothe

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

my tears and she gives me her

chirps, reaching for

we'll hide out

wolves as I

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

only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious

another silver

gift many times,

had the gift of gas

body could morph into a toxic gas, allowing him to avoid being injured by an attacker while simultaneously allowing him

has ever defeated him in

father and have a decent gift worthy of

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

the screaming overpowers the music playing from the Mansion, wolves rushing

and their pups are quickly whisked

Gamma, Wyatt, had come with his family in a

he finds my mother

almost drowns out the sounds of death around me as Ravenstone wolves

a run for the

it is!

amongst the trees, I hear a

fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice,

scene that would forever

wolf, my

my eyes

head in my direction, her

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

annoyance and I

a head start on the day, grabbing my things for a

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

been 20 years since the attack and my life

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

me were sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my room, left to mourn the loss of my

never came to visit me and the maids were told to

silent and

after, Gamma Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and was

be passing his title

and given an Omega rank, was spotted near the

woman, no more than 5 feet

from certain death, for

the day I met

only time my father came to see me

.- FLASH BACK....

father's voice echoes across

I freeze, unsure if I

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

as I stand before the

standing behind

the Omega

help you pack

growls when both Agnes and! remain

moving!" he commands, pushing Agnes into the

trips over her feet and collapses

eyes as she looks around the room

help her up and she flinches, her arms flying over

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

I did not intend to hurt her, Agnes slowly lowers her arms and takes my

smile and places her hands in front

wrinkle my nose in

ears and

she pulls out a pen and paper from her

she writes, pointing

is Agnes.What

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

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

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