Chapter 1: Her father's daughter

""Nice shot, Princess Bethel!"

"You're so good at this, Princess" Domenico, the leader of Aiden's Pack soldiers cheered the one and only princess up as she shot the arrows skillfully and perfectly. He didn't cheer her up because he had to but because she did it so perfect. The rest of the soldiers were also mesmerized as they watched the princess.

They all always enjoy watching the Princess each time she trains.

Apart from being birthed by the most powerful alpha, the alpha of all alphas, Princess Bethel had it all. She is as powerful and fearless as her father, Alpha Aiden. No one dared to look her in the face nor walk in her path. Her father saw to that.

Maidens cower before the Princess because her beauty was priceless. In fact the moon goddess was merciful on Alpha Aiden through his daughter, Bethel. She is everything a man would ever want. She has eyes that glitters like gold, skin that shines like the sun. Her mane of red hair stopped on her waist line, the princess was indeed an epitome of beauty. Her oval face and her height always made her stood tall, even in a crowd.

She would be eighteen tomorrow and the whole members of the pack can't wait to see who the lucky man would be, who would be the mate of their precious princess.

"Bethel, that is enough for today. You shouldn't be dedicating most of your time to strenuous things like this, you should be inside trying on beautiful dresses or maybe you could do other fansy things that girls of your age do" one of the alpha's mistress uttered, her eyes beaming with love for Bethel.

She collected the arrow from the princess and handed it over to Domenico.

"Alright Cordelia" the Princess says.

"Something is on your face" Cordelia said and the truth was that there was absolutely nothing on the Princess face.

Cordelia raised her hand to the princess face and caress her brows..

"Have removed it" she smiled.

"Alright, thanks Cordelia" Bethel retorts bluntly and took few steps away from her.

"I would take my leave, Mistress" she said and walked away like a panther. Her warrior garment was made by her father, the most powerful alpha of course.

"Domenico, send more guards to guide the Princess door" Cordelia ordered.

"As your majesty wishes" Domenico replied she left to carry out the order.

Well, the rumor going on in the castle is about Alpha Aiden's Mistresses find favor in the king's eyes through his daughter.

Bethel returned to her room, the maids were still busy with the preparations of her birthday tomorrow. More beautiful dresses were being brought into her room but Bethel's mind was else where.

She was busy wondering what her mate would look like. Would he be so powerful like her father? Or powerful like other alpha's she read about in stories? Would he be a weakling?

Bethel's wolf, Etna was anxious as well.

"Etna, what about Ruthless Alpha's we've read about in stories? The dark hearted ones?" Bethel asked.

"No, never" Etna cowered back in fear.

"Well, I don't also pray for that" Bethel rolled her eyeballs. She sat on her study desk she started writing on a scroll with a feather ink.

Since she would be turning eighteen tomorrow, she already had a bucket list of the things she wants to do.

First was to go take a lonely bath in River octave at dawn. Her friend Princess Chaska had told her how beautiful the river was. She told her about the beautiful flowers in the river, the sticky petals and since then, Bethel had always wanted to see things with her eyes.

She jots down the other things she wished to do as well.

"Dinner is set, my princess" Lola, her hand maid interrupted her thoughts.

"Lola....." She called.

Lola stood frozen on her spot in fear that she has disturbed the princess. She fell on her knees immediately. "I'm sorry my princess....I'm..."

"Tell my father I won't be coming for dinner. Tell him the Princess is watching her weight" Bethel commands.

Lola stood. "Alright my Princess" she mumbled and rushed out immediately.

Minutes after Lola delivered the Princess message, another of the Alpha's Mistress came into her room with a tray containing different delicacies of food.

"How can my beautiful Princess go to bed without food all in the name of watching weight?" Vanessa asked. Bethel's wolf leapt in happiness.

"Mother!" Bethel stood immediately.

Well, it was always said that there is no one like mother but in the Princess case, it was the reverse. Though her mother died at war when she was just six but Vanessa never made her felt that pain. The mistress was everything she loved in her own mother and that alone made Vanessa the most favorite of the king's mistress.

"Come on, no excuse, I'm feeding you" Vanessa said in an alluring manner and started spoon feeding the Princess.

"Mother, I would he eighteen tomorrow" Bethel said.

"Yes, I have a very special gift for you" Vanessa said.

"Mother can you help me sneak out of the palace at dawn? I want to bath in River octave at dawn" Bethel stated.

"It is very dangerous out there, you know your father has a lot of enemies and his enemies aim are all on you" Vanessa replied. The Princess request was very very dangerous.

"Please, mother" Bethel pressed further.

"Hmmm...I can't. Your father will behead me if he finds out of such" Vanessa replied and it was true.

Alpha Aiden is that heart harded, cold, ruthless and inhumane as people would say. He is the danger that befell many.

He has destroyed lots of pack and captured the people as his slave. He is always hungry for more position and power and he would do anything to get what he wants.

"Hmm I guess I would never leave this castle alone to see the outside world" Bethel uttered sadly.

"Hmm alright, I would help you" Vanessa said in finality.

A small smile appeared on her lips. She likes it, her wolf also does.

"But on one condition" Vanessa said.

"What??"