[{"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-22":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},1496446,1945,"Chapter 22: A SURPRISE MEAL","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>Early the following day, I woke up before any of the men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I got down from the carriage and saw that they were all asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I walked up ahead towards the green forest we had found our way through, I saw the men keeping watch by the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had not been on purpose, but they were asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't find Xaden in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he slept elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurried through the forests and searched for mushrooms and spices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I found them, I put them in the little bag Xaden gave me last night's food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was careful not to pick the dangerous mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home in the pack, Urma, a healer, had shown me how to pick mushrooms and spices and differentiate them from poisonous ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, I had been cooking in the kitchen and knew how to make meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked for other ingredients, like pepper and onions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a vibrant forest; you would think someone farmed it while growing in the wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I returned, I quietly skinned the pig's cousin and opened the stomach, cleaning it and washing it all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I mixed the spices and rubbed them into and around the meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I set it aside and tried to revive the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it had come back up, I put a stick through the meat and set it over the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the meat cooked on a slow heat, I turned to a large can the men had used to boil water last night and used it to make some gravy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It smelt delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mixed some cheese with the meat and then added rosemary and herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be cooking well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tasted the gravy that had been cooking on the other fire, which tasted lovely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used a small can to collect the oil and sauce seeping from the meat and pour them into the gravy can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I went back to taste it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have made something better if I were back home in the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I watched over the almost-done meal, I felt someone grab the back of my dress and pull me up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was hurled around and made to face a very angry Xaden.\u003C\u002Fp>",375,"2026-06-06T04:22:12.730Z",1,"novelbin.me","7f391d43a88e432121606fe51913977b77d51fd6deaf24e133eca1be8afb6bb6","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-23","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-21",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]