[{"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-375":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},1496499,1945,"Chapter 375: JASMINE OR THE BABY","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-375",375,"\u003Cp>Xaden closed the door shut and took in a very deep breath before going back on his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to his study and found his favorite bottle of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a two hundred old bottle of wine he had never opened and left for special occasions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This case was a special one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to clear his head because he was certain that he was about to lose his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t pour into a glass, but simply drank it from the bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back in his chair and wondered what the hell he had gotten himself into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He missed Eleanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always knew what to do and she had always been right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering Eleanor brought chills to his spine and the way she had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way he had ended with her. The awful things he had told her and how their final encounter had been before she died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleanor had always had a soft spot to Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilt enveloped him and he pushed the thought of Eleanor at the back of his mind .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went back to his present predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had he gotten Jasmine pregnant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had slept with thousands of women, but somehow it was only Jasmine who was pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost didn’t want to believe it himself because what the fuck were the odds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought that she had been fucking someone else was still heavy in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was possible that had happened and now she was pining it on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how did she get Marie involved in all of this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marie was self centered and had only herself to think of. She only played along when she had something worth while in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew her well enough for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if Jasmine had cajoled her into this little game of deception, what could Jasmine possible offer her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t making any sense\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard a knock at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xaden it’s me.\" He hear Erik say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still pretty pissed at Erik for keeping the whole Anna affair secret, but now he needed him more than anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\" Xaden said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik came in and stood over the study desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is wrong with you?\" Erik asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine is pregnant.\" He said refusing to beat around the bush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Erik said startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You heard right.\" Xaden said .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that even possible?\" Erik asked. \"You took that ability away. That’s why you deal with the attacks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I thought too.\" Xaden shrugged his shoulders. \"But apparently I was wrong. Before you ask if it’s mine, Marie said it is\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik was quiet for a while. \"So what are you going to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted an abortion but she didn’t. Marie insisted that she wasn’t going to do it with Jasmine’s approval. She said and I quote. It’s her baby as much as is your and it is her body.\" Xaden smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since when did Marie have moral grounds for anything?\" Erik asked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know I thought the exact same thing too.\" Xaden pointed out. \"That bitch only cares about herself and what’s crazy? When I tried to pay or told her I owed her she said it was free and I should see it as a congratulatory gift for the baby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s new.\" Erik said folding his arms. \"I don’t think Jasmine knows Marie. At least not personally. Marie might have her own selfish benefits in all of this but I highly doubt Jasmine is involved in this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The crazy part is that I don’t think so either.\" Xaden said massaging his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what are you going to do? About everything?\" He asked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden tapped the edge of his study desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m still working on it. She wanted to leave the pack. That’s not an option. I still have enemies. Bale is gone but there are people who still hate me. They would use her and the baby against me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to think about it.\" Erik said. \"And do it quick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna knocked at Lily’s door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\" Lily’s melodic tiny voice ushered in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna opened the door and saw her brother’s mate seated by a desk going through scrolls\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anna.\" Lily said looking up from all her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello.\" Anna said. \"I hope I’m not intruding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No of course not. You ann are always welcome. Come in please.\" Lily offered as she rose up from her seat and sat down by a small table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She offered the extra chair to Anna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna took her seat as Lily rang for a maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you like tea?\" She asked Anna as she gently set the beautiful tea set of or both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t mind.\" Anna said all smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s good you came.\" Lily pointed out. \"I needed some air from the work I had been doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you now took over Jasmine’s roles.\" Anna asked coyly. \"And doing a very good job at that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily laughed. \"You flatter me too much. Not exactly took over. Once she is much better I would hand it over to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you heard what happened?\" Anna asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. I saw your brother with her along the hall way. He said she was recovering.\" Lily said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna could see the streak of sadness in her eyes and knew that she could prey on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably recovering in eleven months.\" Anna mumbled casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily rose a brow. \"Excuse me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn’t have.\" Anna said quickly faking an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No it’s alright.\" Lily said. \"I’ll like you to tell me what you mean. I won’t say a word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna sighed. \"Well, I just discovered something. Xaden took Jasmine to the east wing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know the east wing.\" Lily said. \"It was his mother’s favorite room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, my brother gave it to Jasmine.\" Anna said. \"Not even me have gotten the opportunity to stay there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure he was just being kind.\" Lily said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna didn’t like how Lily chose not to ask too much questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t as bitter as she wanted her to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna grasped Lily’s hands and held them fervently. \"I adore you and I think the gods could not have given anyone better than you to be my brother’s mate. But I have bad news. I don’t think you two could ever be together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Lily asked her veins peeling from her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know?\" Anna asked in a tone of fake surprise. \"Jasmine is pregnant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1080,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.102Z",1,"novelbin.me","9a64ae68f7f90f07eded7c1770bfa7eee407025225cd1f6960725a983c515891","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-376","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-374",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]