[{"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-17":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},1496441,1945,"Chapter 17: IMPOSTOR","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>I started to deny it quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know what you're talking about,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had never lied in my entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I had to do it this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't lie to me, girl.\" She said. \"I can see through you. He wanted someone else, not you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had she known? How? No one knew, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or did someone already know and then tell her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head was racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one told me.\" She said it as if she were reading my mind. \"I'm a seer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her point-blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had heard of wolves who could see into the future but assumed it was a myth. Or I could see someone and instantly know anything about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dropped to my knees despite the burn in my thighs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please don't tell him who I am,\" I begged at her feet. \"He would kill them. Please. I will do anything you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tears were flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She drew me up to sit on the bed and gently lay my head against one of the standing pillows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down, \" she urged me. I told you not to get up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head. \"No, please. You don't understand. Back home, they are my responsibility. If I don't keep up with this, he will kill them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are not anyone's responsibility!\" She snapped at me in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That surprised me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been so soft-spoken; seeing her snap at me angrily took me aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath. \"You look after everyone who looks after you? Jasmine, you are no one's responsibility except yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know my name?\" I asked, bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a seer. I told you that already.\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh,\" I mumbled, feeling foolish. \"I'm not very intelligent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave an irritated sigh. \"Goddess Jasmine. If you are anything, it's intelligent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had ever told me I was intelligent before. I rarely got compliments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Urma, who had always said I was brave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just look out for everyone.\" She said. \"I've never met anyone like you. You're different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave a weak smile. \"Yes, I'm an unshifted wolf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled at me and tucked one of my loose curls in such a way that I had always seen Luna Maria tuck Jessica's hair behind her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had always wanted someone to do that for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You truly know nothing about yourself.\" She said. \"And that's sad. Fate would not let me tell you anything about you. But Jasmine, you are courageous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her compliments hit me because I knew they weren't true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did not have any of these good qualities she called for in me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please do not tell Alpha Xaden,\" I begged her to return to her initial statement that she was an imposter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't.\" She said that, and she seemed angry. \"You shouldn't be here. If anyone is to be here, it's that miserable girl you're pretending to be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica hated me, but maybe she would come to Like me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was my younger sister. I was her big sister. I was doing this to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When are you going to start thinking of yourself?\" the woman asked me, her eyes filled with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked away. \"I'm not significant. If I can be useful like this, then it's okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had never had an important role to play in my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was different. I could finally show I was something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the expense of your own life?\" She asked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was mute about that. My life didn't matter. I was just a bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed. \"This food is for you. You have to eat it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked down at the food, taking a close look at it for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was chicken, bread, cheese, and what looked like wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't get to eat food like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I did, it was Urma who sneaked food for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ate scraps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not argue, \" she told me. Eat! You need it. Everything will be fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, I watched her rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tasted the chicken, and it was so delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had never had anything given to me with such intentions and in such a way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tears in my eyes gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, my lady.\" I was so emotional and embarrassed that I was emotional about such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Elena, \" she said. And you're welcome. Eat and rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she closed the door after she stepped out. It\u003C\u002Fp>",760,"2026-06-06T04:22:12.730Z",1,"novelbin.me","6be6d9f37dc59aa3dd9b0c80033bc5a480b38a631283ea7b4f5a2b8efa94f7aa","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-18","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-16",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]