[{"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-39":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},1496463,1945,"Chapter 39: AWAKE","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>Early the next morning, I woke up in Xaden’s bed and was then tossed to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched as the sun’s rays lit up the room and took a deep breath at how nice it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had never been opportune to view the sunrise from such a glorious room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner I had slept in back in the pack was cold, dark, and lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time that I had witnessed such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stretched slowly, and memories of what happened last night hit me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been so shocked to see him storm off and leave the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t understand. He wanted to be out of sight so fast that he ripped the front door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed and turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was I to leave the bedroom? What was going to happen to me? Where would I even go to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these ran through me as the already damaged door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an older man with a tiny box who came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pulled away, unsure of who this man was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t scramble from me, girl.\" The man said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set his box by the bedside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he reached out and touched my forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you feel?\" He asked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it occurred to me that he was the healer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine,\" I replied. \"You healed me last night. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meh! It’s my job.\" He said then that he turned to the bedside and began mixing things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that Flungen dust?\" I asked, taking out the green bottle. \"I thought they were extinct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a brow and looked at me through his glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know what flint dust is?.\" He asked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled. \"I was close with the healer in my pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was his name?\" He asked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her,\" I corrected. \"Urma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grumbled. \"That stubborn woman. I know her. Talented but extremely stubborn. You’re a wise girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he went on preparing the medicine when the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought maybe it was Xaden, but this time it was Erik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you?\" He asked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surprised me that he cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m very fine,\" I said. Thank you. I found out that you saved me. My life is forever in debt to yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I wasn’t doing it to save you,\" Erik said. \"I was only doing it because Xaden would be very upset if his plaything died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden had said it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What use was I dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to keep me alive so he could torture me before he dealt with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to the reclining couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is Xaden?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He left last night,\" I said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik looked disturbed, and then he returned to his regular, bland expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was it him that did that?\" He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And they said I have a temper.\" The healer spoke and turned back to his work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik didn’t ask me what had happened; he just stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will take these medicines.\" He said. \"After you’ve eaten, Morning, afternoon, and night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I got to eat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home, I didn’t eat three times a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, it was just once, and if I were lucky enough to get some extra leftovers, then it would count twice, but never three times a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do we know if they don’t poison her again?\" The healer asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik sighed. \"We don’t. I would recommend that she eat her meals with you. That way, they wouldn’t be able to poison you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The healer said nothing and gathered his things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\" He eventually said: \"You can show her my place. Take that medicine after you’ve eaten your breakfast. Come and meet me for the rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she strong enough?\" Erik asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he said. \"Just don’t try to kill her again, or I won’t save her the next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, the grumpy man left me with Erik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was still naked, with the fur blanket wrapped around my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will sleep with the servants in their room,\" Erik instructed. \"And work in the kitchens and on the ground floors to farm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had done all these things back home. Especially farming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are also expected to wash armor and scrub the floors.\" He added. \"I will take you to Belinda later; she is the assistant head of housework in the pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded. \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A servant came in with a food tray, and I saw delicacies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant set it on the bedside table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taste it.\" He ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew why he was doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to check if it was poisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant seemed scared, but I saw him taste each plate, and nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may go,\" Erik said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant bowed and scurried out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat.\" He said. \"I’ll send Belinda to take you to your chores and room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded mildly, and as he stepped out, I stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please wait,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around to face me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, I have no clothes,\" I said, embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll tell Belinda to get you something.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Alpha Xaden going to be okay?\" I asked the question that had been haunting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik said nothing for a while, turned on his heel, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed and turned to the food that was set for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never had I eaten such a meal before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hungrily gobbled down the food. It tasted as impressive as it looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I was done, I couldn’t help but lick my fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I took my medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to the doorway and saw a large buxom woman standing in the way, her hands on her hips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had her hair tied in a bun, and I could tell she was a no-nonsense woman from her facial expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get up, princess; you have a long day ahead of you.\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I didn’t need to be told twice that she, like everyone else in the pack, did not like me.\u003C\u002Fp>",1025,"2026-06-06T04:22:12.730Z",1,"novelbin.me","46a426b3d75027c1d711ed2b6924408ac20959a4533349b8b386cbc49b976cdc","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-40","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-38",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]