[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride":3,"chapter-the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-149":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Alpha's Unwanted Bride",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1496923,1945,"Chapter 149: A MAN WITH NO HEART","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-149",149,"\u003Cp>Xaden turned away the remaining water that he had used to clean off the blood from her arm and set the bowl in the washroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told himself that he was not being kind or caring to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been foolish to have such a deep cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it was good news that she had cut herself because that meant that he was not bonded to her the way Marie believed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could now quickly sever the bond without worrying if he would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, he would order her execution and then face finishing up her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why did he feel uneasy? Why did he feel wretched when he thought about her death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It baffled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she had known that the spy had been here to kill him, and yet she had done nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was terrible, just as bad as her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was lucky that he even took her captive because of what he had not let her endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only because the Queen had told him not to hurt her, and he had made a deal with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told himself that that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped the bowl aside and when he returned to the bed chambers he found her seated and her head dropping in sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed, seeing how small she was in his shirt and how exhausted she seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he remembered that she had been served no food in the dungeon and had chains tied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned, remembering that the chains were still stuck by her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He very gently set her to lie down on the bed, and then he examined her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chains were heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he remembered that it was he who had insisted that she be given the chains belonging to the most dangerous prisoners, he felt a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened, and then Lisa returned with an anesthesia tray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord.\" She said as she curtseyed. \"Here are the drugs you had requested.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her. \"Are they poisoned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jerked, taken aback by his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, my lord.\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take a sip of it.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Lisa and he knew that if she had not already told Aurora that he was alone with Jasmine, then she would right after she was done with this errand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora was fond of trying to Kill Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not be surprised if Aurora instructed Lisa to poison the potion and make another attempt at taking her life again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Jasmine had said that she had cut herself, but how could he trust anything that came out of her beautifully shaped lips?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she still had an attachment to him, and then she got hurt, and he would right after?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunderstruck, and she jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-my lord.\" She said her lips trembling heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drink it.\" He instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded hastily and then she picked it up and took a sip her hands shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she set it aside and he eyed her cautiously waiting for any thing that would give away it being poisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she stood fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may go.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She curtseyed. \"Thank you, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She started to leave when he stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand me those bunch of keys there.\" He said, indicating his master keys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did as he instructed, and when she was done, he dismissed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was there long enough to see him unlock the chains and take them off her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt how heavy they were, and then he set them aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for him, it was cumbersome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did she even walk around with it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he adjusted her feet on the bed and set the thick blanket over her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he walked down to the fireplace to keep himself busy and distracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed in the small logs of wood, and then he set it ablaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room very slowly became worm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moaned very softly to herself in satisfaction of the warmth, and it made him pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched her as the flames radiated over her from the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with her scar, she was lovely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered how someone so beautiful and alluring could be so deceptive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had grown accustomed to feeling emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he has no heart, he could feel every emotion, all except love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could never love, which was the sole purpose he had made himself heartless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cared for his people, he was loyal to his people and he would die for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he would never love them or anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a price he had come to pay for the sins of Bale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he had been forced to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the rain continued, he wondered what he was going to do or where he was going to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knock at his door finally relieves him from being distracted by Jasmine’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went to the door, and Damian stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xaden.\" He said. \"I came to just see you. The things have been cleaned up after all the guests return back home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, Erik handled all of this; why Damian now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\" Xaden said. \"By the way, when you’re done with everything, send word to the witch Marie that I require her presence in the pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damian nodded and started to leave when Xaden swallowed his pride and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is Erik?\" Xaden asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damian frowned. \"I don’t know. He should be with Jade. Is anything the problem?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\" Xaden replied quickly. \"I was just asking. And I am not to be disturbed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damian nodded and went on his way before Xaden shut the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he went back into the room and sat down on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself had been extremely tired from running up and down to make sure everything was in perfect condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told himself that he would only close his eyes for a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did that and then he fell asleep beside Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>",1000,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.101Z",1,"novelbin.me","2c644ea4d096b2671e76e274ff220d213a15934c5703b5e9b17a34cf4b617c0f","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-150","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-148",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]