One of the night guards who was assigned for patrolling in the pack, found me unconscious in the forest and brought me back home.

The next morning, the twins came back knocking at my door. As soon as I opened the door, Denver threw a bouquet of roses before me with a note of apologizies.

Meanwhile Dylan walked up to my side. Holding my hands in his, he said, his voice so convincing, "Isadora, we are so sorry. We were in rush of bringing Emily to the healers that it slipped through our mind that you are allergic to lavenders."

"As soon as we realised our mistake, we took the U-turn and went back to see you. But, you were gone." Denver added. "It's our fault. We should have remembered that."

I swept a distant gaze at them, their betrayal still fresh in my heart.

"It's okay! Taking Emily to the healers was more important." I replied, turning my back at them.

They glance at each other, noticing the bitterness in my tone. Dylan reached out to hold my hands as he said, his voice desperate to convince me.

"You are misunderstanding us, Isadora. We were concerned about her safety because we didn't want your reputation as Princess to be ruined because of a mere omega."

"That's right! If people finds out that you were bullying an omega-"

"I didn't push her!" I spat, cutting Denver off who was just in middle of his words.

They hesitated for a moment before they swiftly changed their topic, saying, "We believe you, Isadora."

"It must be Emily trying to frame you. Still, we can't take a risk against your reputation." Denver said, his voice laced with sweetness, a mask to hide his cunning face.

"She is after Noah and that's why she hates you. It seems like Noah loves her as well." Dylan added, looking attentively at me. "After what happened yesterday, I advise you not to choose Noah as your mate, Isadora. It will be so humiliating."

"Yes, you have us. You can choose between us, Isadora. We have only you in our heart. We will always love you." Denver said, his voice manipulative.

"I'm not choosing him!" I said, "I'm not choosing from you either. You two get out of my home. I want to rest."

They glanced at each other before looking at me again. They didn't take my words seriously and thought I was just mad at them.

"You are still mad at you, aren't you?" Dylan asked. "How about we make up for our mistake by taking you to the Ryker Mountain?"

Ryker Mountain was a sacred mountain of our pack, laced with many precious and life saving herbs. It was difficult to climb, even more difficult to grab its products.

My grandmother was bed-ridden for decades. Only White tulip emerging at Ryker Mountain once in a decade could bring her back. I had been planning to pluck the flower for her for some weeks and the twin knew it.

I didn't decline them, neither did I agree to their proposal of visiting the mountain together. But, they took my silence as my agreement and came back my home in the evening.

"Let's go..." Dylan said, quickly wrapping his hands around my arms.

I sighed.

The route to the Ryker Mountain wasn't easy. It was not wise to travel alone, especially when my mother was out of the pack. So, I agreed.

But, as we reached the foot of the mountain, I regretted my decision of coming with the twins. It was my fault. For once I thought they were genuinely guilty for me and wanted to make it up.

But, I was wrong.

It wasn't for me, but for Emily!

"Princess Isadora! I heard you are visiting The Ryker Mountain? Can you please let me join you?" She walked up to me as soon as she saw me, followed by Noah wrapping his hands around her waist.

Since Ryker Mountain was a sacred place of our pack, not everyone was allowed to visit it. If you aren't an Alpha blood, you need permission to visit it.

I shot a cold glance at the twins who quickly hid their malicious intent looking at me, before I turned back to look at her.

"No! Ryker Mountain is a sacred place of our pack. You, an outsider, can never visit it." I said, my voice firm.

Just as I finished speaking, Noah pulled Emily behind him. Coming in between us, he said, his face cold and gloomy, "You intently pushed Emily and hurt her last night."

"You haven't apologized for that yet. Emily is a bigger person to let the matter slide yet you are so narrow minded that you can't fulfill her one wish?" He spat, his eyes furious.

"I didn't know you were this cold, Isadora!" He yelled.

"Please don't fight with Princess Isadora, Beta Noah!" Emily interrupted, tucking to Noah's sleeves.

"If she doesn't want me to join her, let it be. I'm just a lowly omega. My presence will surely ruin the beauty of her sacred place." She sobbed, immediately getting the twins by her side along with Noah as Denver rushed to my side, whispering,

"Let's just take her with us, Isadora! You are above this, aren't you?"

"This way, you won't have to apologise for the last night's matter! Isn't it a good idea?"

I stared the four of them. They had the potential of spoiling things for me. But, not anymore.

"No way!" I said, "I would never allow a wretch like her to ruin our sacred place."

"You... are not allowed!" I said, turning to Emily.

Bang...

I had opened my mouth to speak further but all of a sudden I felt like someone just bumped me against a hard rock. But, it was only a slap... from Noah's hands.

He slapped me right then, making me fall on my knees.

I raised my chin to look up at Noah, stunned. Never in my life, had my parents or elders raised their voice against me yet Noah had the audacity of slapping me.

I watched him with a pair of red eyes, my knuckles tightening in rage.

"How dare you insult Emily like that?" He began, "She is born in a humble family. But, that doesn't give you authority of humiliating her. She is bigger than you by heart."

I rubbed my reddened chin, still itching where Noah had just hit me. I struggled to stand up on my feet. Dylan and Denver rushed to my side and supported me to get up.

"Isadora, are you alright?"

"Are you able to walk? Should we get a ride for you?"

They asked, a failed attempt to show how concern they were for me. Meanwhile, Noah walked forward to the Mountain's guard and snowed him a batch as he commanded,

"I command you to let me and my friend, Emily enter the Ryker Mountain with the one-time Alpha Pass!"

I stared Noah in desdain. The batch he was showing was a treasure to any member of the pack that gives them right to go against any Alpha. But, it can used only one time.

I had begged my mother for two weeks to give Noah that batch on his birthday. Never in my life I had expected that he will waste such a precious batch on such a small occasion.

But, guess Emily was everything that mattered to him, just like he once mattered to me.

The Mountain's guard let them enter. I swallowed my anger back. My grandmother's healtg mattered me the most and it was the right time for the White Tulip to bloom.

If I missed to pluck it now, I would never get it again. So, I ignored everything else and moved forward.

My ankles were broken because of the fall and I could not walk properly. Emily watched me struggling and smiled as she turned to Noah and said,

"Beta Noah, my legs are hurting. I can't walk anymore. Let's rest here."

Noah smiled at her, a very rare sight to watch as he said softly. "Let me carry you then."

Having said that, he immediately picked her up in his arms and walked stern, staring deeply into her eyes.

Dylan and Denver walked by my side. Watching me staring at Emily and Noah with a pair of cold eyes, they immediately suggested, "Isadora, you are hurt. Let us carry you."

"I don't need any of you. I can walk by myself." I said coldly before I enhanced my speed, fed up of their pretence.

But, they rushed themselves and caught up with me.They didn't stop pointing at every flowers they watched and asked, "Isadora, do you like that flower? Should we pluck it for you?"

I kept on rejecting them whereas Emily's hands were filled with a bouquet of so many flowers, each one precious and a treasure of our pack.

As we reached the peak of the mountain, my gaze fell on a tall plant with silver leaves. It had a flower blooming at the top. The whole plant had only one flower and that was what I wanted.

A White Tulip!

"I want that!" A whisper escaped through my lips, and before I could walk forward, Dylan and Denver had already reached to the plant.

"Let us pluck it for you, Isadora!" Dylan said.

"Yes, it will be a gift from us to make up to you." Denver added.

However, they were blocked by Noah. He stood before them. Staring deep into my eyes, he said, his voice cold, "You can take any other flower you want. Emily likes this flower the most."

The twins were taken aback, staring at each other in confusion. They had just promised to give the flower to me but their beloved also want the same flower, despite being occupied with so many flowers already.

"B-But, Princess Isadora wants the flower as well."

"And we arrived here first!"

They had added, but the tone lacking the confidence that needed in the argument.

"How about we race? Whoever wins will get the flower?" Noah suggested.

"Yes, that's a good idea!" Dylan exclaimed, "Let's do arm wrestling! It's a fair plot."

One by one, Noah defeated both Dylan and Denver in arm wrestling. Funny thing was Noah's right hand was injured in the last battle and Dylan was a champion in arm wrestling yet they both got defeated by an injured Noah.

They thought I couldn't see their foolish act. Even a blind could see how easily they had given up.

I laughed in irony, said nothing. I was tired of confronting them. I just watched as Noah plucked the flower, walked past me and handed it in Emily's hands, saying affectionately, "For my beloved!"

"Oh, Beta Noah!" She blushed, like a petal of fresh flower before she threw herself on him. Hugging him tightly she added, "You are the best! I'm so lucky to have you by my side."

I didn't waste a second and walked up to them. Just as they broke their hug, I said, "Name your price!"

"What?" She was stunned.

"What do you want?" I asked, "I as an Alpha blood and the crowned Princess of the whole Kingdom gives you my word that I'll fulfill all your demands... Just give that flower to me."

"You are a princess. You can have whatever you want. I'm just an omega. How can I snatch things from you?" Emily said, her eyes red as she raised the flowers towards me. "I dare not lay my hands over things that you like."

I sneered at her reticulous acting of appearing innocent and bullied. But, the flower was more important. So, I reached out to hold the flower in my hand.

But, before I could grab it, Nolan took it from Emily's hands.

"Is this flower that important to you?" He narrowed his eyes before he walked up to the cliff. I frowned as he held the flower mid-air.

"Kneel!" He commanded, "Kneel before Emily and apologize for what you said to her."

I clenched my fists angrily.

"Stop this nonsense, Noah. I said I'll give anything for this flower. Just name it." I yelled.

"Just do as I say or I'm going to crush the flower in my hands and blow it away." He spat.

My eyes widened in terror as I saw his grip tightening over the flower.

"No wait..." I screamed, "I'll do it!"

With that I suppressed the rage and hurt in my eyes as I knelt before Emily. Looking up into her eyes, I said, "I'm sorry, Emily. I shouldn't have called you a Wrench!"

I shouldn't have call you by what you really are!

Emily didn't look satisfied. My words humiliated her even more. She quickly added, covering her anger and jealousy with the mask of a faint smile.

"Even if Princess Isadora is apologizing, it looks like she is threatening me. Alpha blood is really unshakeable." She said jokingly which caused Noah to kick me harshly.

My nose hit a stone and began bleeding. He didn't care at all. He just spat, "Beg her! Beg her to forgive you."

I glared Noah with a pair of blood shot eyes but the flower in his hand kept me still. I lowered my head, kowtow Emily and said, "I beg you! I beg you! Please give me the flower. I'll do anything for you. Just give that flower to me."

"You will do anything?" Suddenly she spoke, her voice laced with maliciousness and eyes greedy.

"If that's true, then on your mating ceremony, don't choose Beta Noah! I want him. Can you do that for the flower?" She asked, finally letting her mask off.

I smiled in sarcasm. "Even if there wasn't a flower, I wasn't going to choose him. He is all yours."

Noah's face twisted. He looked at me with a pair of cold eyes. "Do you think I believe that?"

I said nothing. Just looked at Emily and asked, "Can I take that flower now?"

"Of course," she said, satisfied with my answer.

She raised her hands to grab the flower from Noah's hands who was still staring at me in disbelief.

I took a sigh of relief as the flower was finally coming to me. But, suddenly the flower slipped through Emily's hands and fell off the cliff.

"Oops! It just slipped away." She said, her voice casual, not surprised at all.

"You, Bitch!" I cursed, "You did it purposely."

Since the flower was gone, I wasn't going to hold myself back.

#Bang#

I slapped her right away!

The slap was so hard that she fell off the grassland, staring at me in a shock.

But, what I didn't expect was that Noah's response could be so crucial.

He didn't think twice before he walked closer to me. Grabbing my hands tightly, he pushed me off the cliff.

I watched him in terror as I saw him smiling while I was falling.

I was falling off the cliff, so high that even my bones would be crushed. Yet, Noah was smiling watching me fall.

A searing pain shot through my arm as I fell. The sudden jolt of adrenaline was quickly replaced by a horrifying realization: this was it. I was falling to my death, and the man I once thought I loved was watching me with a twisted, joyful smile.

My last sight of him wasn't one of regret or panic, but of pure, unadulterated pleasure.

The wind roared in my ears, whipping my hair across my face. The ground below, a mosaic of jagged rocks, rushed up to meet me.

My mind raced, not with thoughts of a life flashing before my eyes, but with a single, burning question: why? Why did he do this?

For Emily? A woman who was so transparently a snake, yet he was utterly blind to it? The thought of his betrayal, of how easily he cast me aside, hurt more than the certain fate that awaited me.

Then, just as I was about to hit the ground, a blur of silver fur and a powerful, muscled body slammed into me. I felt the impact, a jarring force that knocked the wind from my lungs.

But instead of the final, bone-crushing blow I expected, the fall slowed. I was no longer plummeting, but being carried.