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

father stops the car and stares at me through the rearview mirror, his cold eyes boring holes

is your name?" he

kept staring at

"Z-Zane,"

in preparation for the blow

I'm met

some courage, I open one eye and

says nothing as he opens the door

a disappointment," he growls as he steps out of

won’t be presenting

storms off towards the mansion, completely ashamed of myself

to

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

wipe my tears and she gives me

she chirps, reaching for the

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

of wolves as I settle back into my seat and

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

not the only Silver wolf pack in Crest Mane.I was curious to see if we were really

the chance to see another silver wolf shift

gift many times, each

gift of gas

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

wolf has ever defeated him

my father and have a decent gift worthy of the

and peek through the rear view window just in time to

it's not long before the screaming overpowers the music playing

their pups are quickly whisked away by their gammas

Gamma, Wyatt, had come with

hope he finds my mother in

the sounds of death around me as

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

it is! who finds

and there amongst the trees,

with fear but upon hearing my mother’s voice, I

I see the most horrifying scene that would

wolf, my mother struggles to free

my eyes filling with

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

drain from my mother's eyes.I flinch

annoyance and I quickly scramble

I decide to get a head start on the

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

years since the attack and my life is starkly different now

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

sworn to secrecy while I was locked away in my

me and the maids were told

became silent and soon,

Wyatt informed me that my father had remarried and was

to whom he would be passing his title to

formally 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

no more than 5 feet tall and

were not the reason she was spared from certain death, for Agnes had one small defect that would benefit

still remember the day I met

time my father came to see me before I left

.- FLASH BACK....

my father's

unsure if I heard him

his eyes for me hadn’t faded after all this

I stand before the man I once

woman standing behind him; she

will be moving to the Omega house with her,"

you pack

when both Agnes

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

collapses onto the ground in front of

she looks around the room

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

what else to do, I reach over again and

did not intend to hurt her,

smile and places her hands in

nose in

ears and shakes

out a pen and

writes, pointing again to her ears and

name is Agnes.What is

the shower and get dressed before the rest

Omega House, nicknamed the Hive, is a large building just south of the main Pack house where the Alpha and the Higher Ranks