Chapter 1 Idiot

• FILLIPA'S POV
• "So tomorrow is your 18th birthday..." My uncle, Alpha Henry said in a calm voice, making me freeze.
• For a moment I thought he’d be raising the issue about my lateness since he had demoted me to the slave of the pack but surprisingly here he was acknowledging my birthday.
• I mean for years ever since my parents lost their lives in a battle with the rogues, no one had ever wished me a happy birthday or even acknowledged my existence. So it was very surprising that he even mentioned it.
• "It means you have come of age." My uncle continued with a smile on his face.
• My smile also grew; finally, he was going to fulfill the promise he made when I was a child—that the throne would be mine when I came of age. It’s time. It was finally time to get my throne back!
• "But since you're nothing but a wastrel to the pack, I've decided to sell you to Alpha Hudson." He said and my eyes widened in shock.
• His words felt like a punch in the chest. What the hell does he mean by that? I mean how could he even call me a wastrel when I’ve practically been in charge of the total workload of the pack, ever since my parent's death?
• "What? Are you kidding?" I yelled, my voice trembling with shock.
• How could he just announce that he’d be selling me off as if it was nothing, for goodness sake he was literally kicking me out of my pack before I even had the chance to inherit my throne.
• Not only that, he just casually declared that he was selling me off to Alpha Hudson.
• The same Alpha Hudson of Power Axis Pack whom the rumors have painted to be a cruel bald and potbellied ugly man with a weird fetish.
• Not only is he older than my uncle, but all the women who were previously sold to him were rumored to have died one way or the other in less than a week.
• So how can it be that it was the same person my useless uncle, Alpha Henry wanted to sell me to, especially when there was a possibility I may come across my mate tomorrow?
• "Never! I refused to be sold or married to anyone. Tomorrow is the day I come of age which means I can officially be the next owner of the Red Flame Pack just like my parents wanted, I will never accept this." I said.
• My entire body was shaking in anger and even though I wanted to let the tears that stung at the corner of my eyes fall, I tried to stay firm so I could appear tough.
• Before I could say anything else, Alpha Henry suddenly banged the table hard, causing me to jump and gulp in fright.
• "You think you’re fit to lead and be the next owner of the red flame pack, you worthless bitch?" He said in anger, and before I knew it, he grabbed me by the neck.
• Before I could react, he flung me across the room. My body slammed into the brick wall and the pain that followed was something else.
• I stifled the groan that threatened to escape from my lips so I wouldn’t appear weak.
• “The red flame pack was never yours, it is rightfully mine so it’s time to return my throne to me,” I replied coldly even though my body was trembling in fright.
• "This bitch!" Luna Anabelle stormed forward in anger and tried to slap my face, but I was done with this family, so I grabbed her hand to stop her.
• "Aunty, I'm the princess. It's against the rules." I spat out coldly before throwing her arms away harshly.
• It felt so good to return to my original self, I mean despite the fact Luna Anabelle's face was now red with anger, she didn't try to slap me anymore.
• I turned to my uncle, but before I could say anything he
• began to laugh loudly, he also had a sinister smile on his face that made my skin crawl.
• “Your parents’ will states you inherit the pack when you turn eighteen. And you’ve been expecting that, haven’t you?” he sneered, stepping closer. “But none of that matters if you’re not alive.”
• I felt chills run down my spine when he said that and I was now genuinely terrified because my mind was telling me he was about to do something really wicked and terrible to me.
• "What… What do you plan on doing?” I stuttered.
• "Well…I think I made a mistake in the first place… I mean 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 said a wicked smile curling his lips.
• “Uncle. What did…" I didn’t have the chance to complete my statement when he called for his guards.
• "Guards." He called in a loud voice and they immediately came rushing in.
• “Take her to Yellow Mountain." He ordered with an evil smirk on his face.
• My blood turned cold. The Yellow Mountain was my favorite place, but it was also a dangerous place. My uncle planned to kill me, and he wanted it to look like an accident.
• "Why am I going to… What did you want to do..…" Before I could complete my word, I felt a hit at the back of my head and I blacked out immediately.
• "Idiot." That was the last word I heard my uncle say.
• ………………………
• "Finally, we'll be able to rid this bratty princess of the pack. Alpha Henry said to make it look like an accident and that if we do the task well, he'll reward us." I heard whisperings from the guards which jolted me awake.
• I opened my eyes, struggling to stay awake. My head throbbed, and my hands and feet were bound. The suffocating darkness around me told me I was inside a wooden carriage.
• Soon, I realized that I was probably in a carriage that was used for dumping trash and hay while they rode towards the 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 mouth shut and just quietly accepted to be married off to Alpha Hudson. At least she'll have a sense of existence there if she doesn't provoke him. Now, she’ll be dead and forgotten in no time.” The first guard said and my eyes watered immediately.
• The scum had purposely chosen Yellow Mountain because I loved to visit there… which means if I was reported to have fallen off the cliff, no one would trace the event to my uncle, Instead 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 didn’t want to die. Not so soon. I couldn’t afford to lose the throne or let my parent's legacy die like that, Never.
• 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
• "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 only meant that we were at our destination.
• “We’re at the top of the cliff.” I heard one of the guards say and my heart sank immediately.
• The carriage door flung open and the two bulky guards stared at me with annoyance which made my heart race with fear.
• "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 won’t come back I swear. I pleaded amidst tears and hiccups.
• "Princess Filippa, how can we do that? The Alpha already promised to pay us one million wolves notes each, can you do that, no?" One of the guards muttered with a grin that made my heart fall.
• I parted my lips in the hope of convincing them once more, but before I could say anything else, the other guard dragged me out of the carriage and pushed me down the cliff without warning.
• "Ahhh!!! Help me." My screams echoed in the air before I blacked out.