FILLIPA'S POV
Upon reaching my uncle's office, I raised my hand, musing on whether to knock or not when my uncle's ugly voice resounded in my ear and had me biting my lower lips and clenching my fist to suppress my fear. "Come in."
I walked into my uncle's luxurious office, and I saw my uncle sitting behind the alpha's table with an eyeglass lying on the bridge of his nose even though he didn't need it. We werewolves have sharp and clear vision, don't we?
Luna Anabelle was sitting next to him with her face caked with makeup as usual, while rubbing his lap with her hand sensually, "Alpha, Luna." I saluted.
Both of them ignored my greeting like usual, but this time there was a sinister smile on Alpha Henry's face which made my stomach churn. I unconsciously took a step back.
It can't be that Alpha Henry was cooking a wicked plan like asking his guards to throw me into the Red Mist forest where the rogues are to 'train' me or asking me to be injected with an amount of wolfsbane again, so I can be 'resistant' to it, can it?
"So tomorrow will be your 18th birthday..." Alpha Henry said, making me freeze.
Honestly, I thought he'd be raising my lateness issue but what surprised me most was him acknowledging my birthday.
Ever since my parents died, no one had ever greeted me with a happy birthday. It was as if my day never existed.
"Which means you have come of age." My uncle continued with that smile on his face.
My smile also grew; finally expecting him to say that one word he promised me when I was of age.
It's time. It's time to get my throne…
"And since you're nothing but a wastrel to the pack, I've decided to sell you to Alpha Hudson." He said, which made my eyes widen in shock.
"What? Are you kidding?" I yelled unconsciously, filled with shock.
I couldn't believe that he had just called me a wastrel when I've been in charge of the total workload of the pack, ever since my parent's death.
As if that wasn't enough, he had just announced that he'd be selling me off, which means he's kicking me out of my pack before I inherit my throne.
Not only that, he just declared selling me to Alpha James.
Who's Alpha James? Alpha James is the Alpha of Mystery pack who was rumored to be a bald and potbellied ugly man with a weird fetish.
Not only is he older than my uncle, but all the women who were sold to him are rumored to die one way or the other in less than a week.
How can it be that it was that useless person Alpha Henry wanted to sell me to, especially when I may come across my mate tomorrow?
How can he be so cruel to me? My heart broke at the thought that my family who should protect me were now the ones scheming against me.
I finally shed off the demure attitude I have been acting all this while and stood my stance, "Never! I refused to be sold or married. Tomorrow is the day I come of age which means I can officially be the next owner of the Red Flame Pack like my parents will, I won't accept this."
Even though my body was shaking, I tried to stay firm in my position. I was trying not to appear like a scaredy-cat despite the tears wanting to roll down my eyes.
BANG! Alpha Henry suddenly banged the table hard, which caused me to jump. He glared at me hard which made me gulp in fright.
"You want to be the next owner of the red flame pack, you worthless bitch?" He articulated with anger, and before I knew it, he grabbed me by the neck and threw me across the room.
A bang resounded in my head as soon as my head came into contact with the brick wall.
I stifled the groan that threatened to emit from my lips, but my uncle wasn't done. His eyes bore at me, signifying his rage.
Alpha Henry still wanted to be the current king, so my words should have penetrated and threatened him.
"Originally, I owned the red flame pack, so it's time to return my throne to me," I replied coldly even though my body was trembling in fright.
My body was now hurting, but I seemed to hear my late parents' words resounding in my head, 'be firm when necessary,' which helped in firming my stance.
"This bitch!" Luna Anabelle shrieked out and tried to slap my face, but I was done with this family, so I grabbed her hand stopping her actions.
"Aunty, I'm the princess. It's against the rules." I spat out coldly and threw her arms away harshly.
Returning to my original self, made me feel so good that my lips curled up.
Luna Anabelle's face reddened with anger, but she didn't try to slap me anymore.
I turned to my uncle, but before I could say anything Alpha Henry began to laugh loudly, a deep wrenching, and sinister smile that made goosebumps rise on my skin.
"Oh. Right, you remind me. As stated in your parents' will, you should take over the position once you're at the age of eighteen. And I guess you've been expecting it to be that way, but that's if you're in the pack. No, if you are alive." Alpha Henry sneered and completed with a laugh.
Chills ran down my spine, and now I began to feel terrified because I had the instinct that my uncle was about to do something wicked to me.
"What… What did you plan to do?" Even though I tried to act calm I ended up stuttering, my palms clammy with sweat.
"Well. I think I made a mistake in my plan to be exact. Giving you to Alpha Hudson is simply giving my enemy the chance to take my place. I think I need to make a change of plan." Alpha Henry revealed, his sinister laughter echoing in the office.
My heart began to thump against my chest; I felt at a loss, yet I had a weird premonition that something bad was going to happen soon. "Uncle. What did…"
"Guards." Alpha Henry voiced out in a booming voice and six guards rushed in.
Alpha Henry pointed to me with an evil smirk on his face, "Take her to Yellow Mountain." He declared.
My heart was racing more than it had ever done. Sweats were trickling down my body, my stomach churning. I quickly stood up with a trembling body.
"Why am I going to… What did you want to do to…" Before I could complete my word, I felt a hit at the back of my head which made me blackout immediately.
"Idiot." That was the last word I heard my uncle say.
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"Finally, we'll be able to rid this bratty princess of the pack. Alpha mentioned that if we do the task well, he'll reward us enormously." One of the guards' statements woke me from my slumber.
I opened my eyes to darkness which shows that I was out for a long time. I tried to move but my hands and feet were chained in place, making me unable to do so.
The grinding of wheels against rock and dried leaves filled my ears, and dried hays pressed my skin.
Judging the suffocating and enclosed space, I realized I was in a carriage that was probably used for dumping trash and hay while I was led toward Yellow Mountain.
"Even though this is wrong, I'm in for the money." The other guards mumbled, and the first guard chimed in, "Me too."
"Poor princess. Had it been she knew, she would have kept her shut and gone to Alpha Hudson. At least she'll have a sense of existence there if she doesn't provoke him. Now, she had no choice but to die in Yellow Mountain, her favorite place." The first guard said which made my eyes.
Suddenly, the temperature seemed to drop, which made me shiver with cold. My stomach churned, and I tried to process everything that I just heard.
Because I insisted on taking charge of the pack, my uncle decided to wipe off my existence by ordering his guards to throw me down the cliff late in the evening.
He had purposely chosen Yellow Mountain because I loved to visit there.
And if I was reported to fall off the cliff, no one would trace the event to my uncle. They'll think I'm careless or rather choose to commit suicide.
Even though I had always known my uncle and his family held traces of wickedness in their blood, I didn't expect him to kill his blood, all because of the throne.
I began to struggle tightly. I wanted to scream for help but because of the gag in my mouth, I wasn't able to let out any noise. My eyes began to drip with tears as I struggled.
I don't want to die. Not so soon.
I've walked through endless torment after my parents' death with the hope that I'll continue their legacy, Please not now when it's about to be mine.
Although the carriage began to shake due to my actions, it wasn't enough to untie myself or break out of the wooden carriage. I gritted my teeth and slammed my body against the carriage once more, hoping to escape from the evil claw of death
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"Fuck. That bitch is awake. Let's hurry up before we alert any pack members. She mustn't escape." The guard cried out and there was a change in the carriage speed immediately.
Despite the rocky slope of the yellow mountain, the speed of the carriage continuously increased until it suddenly came to a stop which signified that we were at our destination, the top of the cliff making my heart sink.
The carriage door flung open and the two guards with bulky bodies stared at me with annoyance which made my heart race with fear.
Tears were now streaming from my eyes, and I was shivering unlike myself; my panic was written in my eyes, "Please. Please let me go and I won't return to the pack anymore. I'll simply change my name and live as if I never existed. Don't kill me please." I pleaded amidst tears and hiccups.
"Princess Filippa, how can we do that? Alpha promised to pay us one million wolvese notes each, can you do that, no?" The first guard muttered with a grin that made my heart fall.
"Besides, as long as you're alive you'll continue to pose a threat to Alpha Henry which we can't allow so because of that we have to bid you goodbye." The other guard replied.
I parted my lips in the hope of convincing them once more, but before I could, one of the guards dragged me out of the carriage and pushed me down the cliff without warning.
"Ahhh!!! Help me." Those were my last words before I blacked out.
A hand suddenly grabbed my chin albeit gently and a warm liquid which I recognized as herbal soup poured down my throat.At the bitter taste, I coughed loudly and spit it out immediately.Soon, my face knitted into a frown due to bewilderment and the pain that was coursing through my body.I was thrown down the cliff by the two guards, I hit a giant rock headfirst before I fell into the ocean underneath the cliff.I ended up losing consciousness due to pain and suffocation and I believe that I should be dead by now, yet I don't understand what was going on. Do dead people feel pain?After exerting my strength, my eyes which seemed to be as heavy as lead finally flew wide open. I glanced at the room I was in.I find myself in a room painted white and filled with lavender fragrance. Except for the soft bed I was lying on and a drawer that was placed next to the bed, the room was empty.A spoon appeared in my view which made me glance at the side; I saw a lady in her twenties dressed in
It turns out that I was out for almost two weeks and just like I'd been praying, Beta Wyatt didn't seem to know my identity, or perhaps he had no aim to raise the topic but still, he was distant and cold whenever it came to me.Through Nancy, who was now a friend of mine, I discovered that we were currently in a villa of beta Wyatt which was located deep in the mountains and surrounded by the ocean.According to the rumors I heard, it seems that Beta Wyatt and his team were out in the mountains to search for something, but I have yet to find out what they were.The only information I knew was that Doctor Asher was also on the team. And he's not only a doctor but also a warrior also which was the reason he hopped on the search."We're returning to the pack today; you can choose to come with us or…" Beta Wyatt says to me a week after my wake."I'll come with you." I interrupted anxiously while nodding my head fiercely. "I'll come with you," I replied again.Wyatt ignored me and walked o
I bit my lips hard to suppress the sob that threatened to spill past my lips and the urge to burst into tears. I've always wished for a mate who would acknowledge me, love me, and care for me no matter what storm we may pass through.Unfortunately, that said mate of mine isn't fated to be with me.Why moon goddess? Why is fate cruel to me? Why do I end up losing the things I need most?Alpha Oswald broke contact with me and looked away with a blank expression.My mood fell, and the room seemed to have no space for my presence, suffocating me. The floor seems to be spinning almost making my leg give way. Only the moon goddess knows how I ended up not doing so."Who's she?" Alpha Oswald questioned with a slight frown donning his impeccable handsome features.'Your mate,' Something in me wanted to cry out but unfortunately, I was too weak to do so. Instead, I could only fight the urge to cry because my mate didn't seem to have the intent to acknowledge me."Maia from Green Mist Pack," Wy
Even though I wanted to break away from the kiss, I couldn't and instead drew closer to him, my mate and I purred in delight—the temptation caused by the mate bond.Alpha Oswald's lips curled with mockery, yet he deepened the kiss. His hands reaching for my hair and running his hand through it jolted me awake.I pushed Oswald, parted from me, and glared at him. "What are you doing to me?" I yelled in fury.How dare he play tricks on me? Not only did he invite me over by stirring up Maia, but he dared to kiss me when he had a partner, and he was intent on kicking me out of the power axis.Oswald shrugged, his face was calm as if he wasn't the one who just cheated on his Luna. This man is simply a jerk and I can't believe that I was mated to such a person like him."A deep warning, mate." He says in that deep, sexy voice of his which weakens my resolve again. What's happening to me?"You don't want to be on my bad side." Alpha Oswald warned.I sighed knowing he was right but asking me t
They both exchanged pleasantries before Luna Queen turned to me."You must be the new lady Wyatt brought in." Luna Queen says with a gentle smile and sits on the sofa, instructing Nancy and me to do the same.My hands were stuck to my lap, and I nodded demurely. "Yes, Luna Queen.""I heard about your circumstances; I'm sorry for all you've been through." She says patiently and grabs a hold of my callus hand with her soft hand."Thank you, Luna Queen." I appreciated, and withdrew my hand quickly. I don't want her to feel suspicious of me. I didn't mention myself as being a slave, so I don't want her to be curious about the reason behind my callous hands. The lies about my identity are enough; I don't want to make another one in case it becomes hard to cover up.Luna Queen smiled and tilted her head. "You looked so identical to a childhood friend of mine. Unfortunately, she died a few years ago. She says and a trace of sadness flashes past Luna Queen's eyes.My heart skipped a beat. 'I
"Maia. Maia." Nancy called behind me. She was trying hard to run after me but unfortunately, she was unable to catch up which I know she won't.She couldn't!I've been used to running and hiding in the past few years; stealing food and running to my favorite yellow mountain to eat the meals.I've been used to trying to run away from the maids whenever they caught me or running from the pack members who intend to humiliate me all because I have once done them wrong when I was a princess.I won't deny it, I was arrogant during my parents' lifetime as the only princess and future Alpha, but everything came to a stop ever since their death. I became a slave, so I need to shelve my arrogance if I don't want to die of hunger.It was hard for me at first, to see my favorite uncle who promised to take the place of my parents in my life in taking care of me, only for him to ascend the throne and make my life a living hell.It silently began with ignoring me or punishing me for no reason or ask
“Why did you suddenly decide to be a maid?” Nancy asked me while making breakfast for the both of us in the pack kitchen. Except for Nancy and I, none were in the kitchen.I sat on the pack dining chair, finding everything surreal.I've been degraded to eating leftovers at the red flame pack servant's quarters. Now that I can eat freely without mockery, my heart speeds up.Although I was the one in charge of cooking, I was always strictly watched by the maid, so I wouldn't have a taste of it nor sneak any of it. Instead, they'll combine the leftovers and throw them at me, so it could be a blow to my ego.'They almost destroy our lives, we'll never let them go.' Maia scowled upon remembering the red flame pack.Many times, Maia always wanted to retaliate, being the hot and impatient omega wolf she was, but I always prevented her from doing so because we were weak then and were hoping my uncle would stick to his promise.Unfortunately, that bastard didn't.'We will.' I replied to her, c
Beta Wyatt nodded slightly to Lorelei, “Luna.”Oswald gave me a suggestive gaze as if to tell me to greet Lorelei, but I looked away and pretended not to comprehend the meaning behind his gaze.“I'm quite curious about who will accompany Beta Wyatt this time; every pack member is interested in it,” Lorelei said while holding Oswald's hand. “Or are you attending your show partnerless like previous ones?” She questioned with a faint teasing smile on her face.“That's against the rule, isn't it? As the Beta, you need to have a partner with you on every success you hold.” Alpha Oswald arched his brows and stated.Beta Wyatt nodded, looking calm. “I have one.” He revealed, which made us stare at him in disbelief.Lorelei looked stunned for a second, but her expression slipped, and a smile blossomed on her face again, “May I know who it is…”“It's a secret.” He brushed her off, but Lorelei let out a laugh filled with understanding.“Ok. I'm quite curious about it. I'll wait until then, I ho