[{"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-16":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},1496440,1945,"Chapter 16: AWAKE","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>I felt something damp and warm on my forehead and stirred awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my eyes and saw that I was in a small room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly got up and looked around to take in the environment and be sure of where I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a glowing light in a corner, illuminating the entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little window hung in the corner, and the room was sparse, with few items inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little bedside drawer and a cabinet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I removed the little damp cloth from my head and set it on the bedside table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing I could recall was feeling dizzy after Xaden had thrown my jewelry and clothes into the river, and everything went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no, had I fainted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If my father knew that I had been so careless as to faint, then I would be in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had I even gotten here in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I set my feet against the floor and tried to get up, but my body was so weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed myself harder, and just as I was about to rise, the door opened, and a woman came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're awake.\" She told me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked in with a tray and closed the door behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, but who are you? How did I get here?\" I asked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had curly black hair and seemed to be in her late thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came to my side and dropped the tray on the bedside table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're still weak.\" She told me. \"You need to rest up a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head. \"No, I need to find Alpha Xaden. You don't know what he will do if he finds me here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head. \"Xaden was the one who brought you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at her in utter disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could hardly form any words from my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You had passed out, and he brought you here to heal.\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would he do that? I wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was irrelevant, just like a pest, and he didn't care about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he wanted to do was punish me for the things my father had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only he knew that hurting me or whatever he did to me did not affect me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were bleeding.\" She said she looked me in the eye. \"And your body was weak. Although I suspect your body was already tired from something else,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very same day that I had been beaten was the same day that I had been assaulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You took care of me,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was my job.\" She relied on picking up the cool cloth on my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long have I been here?\" I asked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About a week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A week?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was going to be in so much trouble! There was so much trouble for what I had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to go,\" I said, getting up, but I stumbled back down onto the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay on the bed!\" She snapped at me. \"Your body is tired! You can't heal, and it's healing at a slow pace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, I was a latent wolf. I caused all my misfortunes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xaden would do nothing.\" She said. \"He and his men have been here for a week. And I told him you would stay here until you've fully healed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was going to be a problem. My falling sick had ruined the journey and slowed him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew what he was going to do to me? Or what he would do to my family back in the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were my responsibility. Why wasn't A shifted wolf? At least I would have healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna Maria was right; I couldn't even handle the fact that he had forced himself on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt the tears burn behind my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know who you are. You aren't who you say you are.\" The woman said, \"You're not the one he wanted. You're someone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart seized instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did she know?!\u003C\u002Fp>",674,"2026-06-06T04:22:12.730Z",1,"novelbin.me","2dba7335068b6c9da10a7a5313c7a0c68f27ba1a4065dd626fbb4d2dc5ceb209","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-17","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-15",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]