[{"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-15":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},1496439,1945,"Chapter 15: THE WALK","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>The walk was horrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one of his men rode on their horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was walking like I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was embarrassing as I trailed off in my white dress, which still showed seams of it being ripped after he had taken my virginity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my head spin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't tell how long I had been walking, but the only thing that remained in my head was that I couldn't faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I did, I would disgrace my father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook as I feared him, even though he was now miles away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My inner thighs burned, and it felt like something was dripping down my leg with every step I took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men chatted, and no one looked at me like I was a human being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was insignificant, irrelevant, and their enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all hated me, and no one wanted anything to do with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the ride came to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horses all abruptly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to stop in my tracks, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of the carriage opened, and Xaden stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood hovering over me, his entire height scaring me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to his men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Throw all the trunks filled with her possessions in the river.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to look at him in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the trunks and possessions that my father and Luna Maria had packed up for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men brought them down and threw them into the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, what are you doing?\" I shrieked, confused, and managed to rush towards the river as I watched them drop to the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden caught my arm and spun me around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't test me.\" He warned. \"Your disgusting parents gave you your jewels and expensive clothes, didn't they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't given them to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gave it to cement further the belief that I was Jessica, my stepsister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, let me shock you, spoilt brat.\" He said. \"I'm not here for any of your silly antiques. Your life will be nothing like your life in the castle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart raced, and I turned to see the last trunks of clothes, shoes, and jewelry being flung into the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep walking.\" He said, and then he turned to a horse that had been empty throughout the ride and climbed on it instead of returning to the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I forced myself to continue the walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head began to spin, and I saw double this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held my breath, trying to relax, but my entire body was on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't moving anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pressed my fingers against my temple, trying to regain composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alpha Xaden!\" Someone said it behind me. \"She seems to have left a trail of blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know what was happening again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I heard Xaden curse aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I felt the gravity dissolve, and I fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't feel as much impact on the ground as I should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it felt like someone had caught me right before I fell, and everything went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>",518,"2026-06-06T04:22:12.730Z",1,"novelbin.me","479410de7ffb2f453ad3cb12c96a7f96c88283df09f5a7532c8d836119dcf5db","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-16","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-14",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]