[{"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-456":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},1496730,1945,"Chapter 456: ENEMY WITHIN","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-456",456,"\u003Cp>Leviathan stood at the edge of the clearing, his jaw clenched tight as he watched Jasmine being escorted away by Alpha Hunter’s men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved slowly, cautiously, wrapped in her cloak like a ghost drifting between guards. No chains. No bruises. No rough hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was supposed to be a prisoner, not a guest. And yet there she was, treated like some precious relic. Not even a slap across the face. Not even a damn collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to spit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made her so special?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d seen better wolves chained and dragged for less. He’d brought her in, after all. He’d tracked her scent. It should’ve been his glory. His prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet the Alpha barely acknowledged him. Spoke to him like a nuisance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stupid whore was supposed to be shared amongst the men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was supposed to have his fill before he was done and handed her out to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that she would be treated like a Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low growl rumbled in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they wanted to treat her like royalty, then let them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t going to sit and watch it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the shadowed edge of the treeline, Leviathan whistled low and sharp. Moments later, a large owl swooped down from a nearby perch, its eyes shining gold in the fading light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan tied a message to its leg with practiced hands, sealing it with his own crimson wax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fly fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owl took off silently, disappearing into the darkening sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them coddle their precious little princess. He would make sure she was dealt with the proper way—through betrayal, lies, and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched until the owl vanished into the horizon, his expression darkening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll wish you were chained when I’m through with you,\" he muttered under his breath. \"You’re not walking out of this, girl. Not this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep beneath the marble halls of the North Citadel, a fire roared in a hearth carved with ancient runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uther stood by the flames, the scroll from Leviathan in his hand. He read it twice. Then a third time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have known that goddess would be by his side?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was fate so good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine captured?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was too rich!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was grateful that he had retained his ties with the savages now look how it had come to his advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xaden....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well the bastard was still missing and nowhere to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what the letter said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the far wall and knocked once—hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A panel slid open, revealing a secret corridor lit with violet lanterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered without hesitation and descended the spiral steps until he reached a small, circular chamber filled with sweet smoke and serpent symbols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman stood at the center, cloaked in crimson, her dark hair pinned in a crown of glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Cherry\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the last woman in the realm one would ever wish to disturb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes snapped to him as he stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you value your tongue, Uther?\" she asked in a voice that was all sugar and blades. \"Because disturbing me without cause is how men lose it. I have so much dealing with for you to add to any nonsense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t really here as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a sort of spirit of hers that she used to travel across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uther bowed slightly. \"I bring good news. Of Jasmine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, her interest piqued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers paused mid-incantation, and she turned fully to him. \"Jasmine? That little whore and my favorite grand niece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More than that,\" Uther said. \"She’s been captured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Chery smiled, wicked and slow. \"Oh... well done.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she chucked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft chuckle that said she was delighted. \"By Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alpha Hunter,\" Uther replied. \"He has her in his pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it’s about damn time someone did something useful.\" Chery stepped closer, her heels clicking against the stone floor. \"I assume she’s been... handled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uther’s lips twitched. \"Not quite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes. \"Explain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s not harmed,\" he said carefully. \"Not even chained. Apparently... she’s pregnant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?????\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uther held up the letter, letting her see it for herself. \"With Xaden’s child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chery’s expression twisted into revulsion. \"You mean to tell me that slut managed to wrap her legs around him before we could end her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It appears so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you didn’t fucking know this?\" She demanded of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had been so busy pursuing his interests that he hadn’t told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t.\" He lied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry would kill him if she knew he had known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chery turned away, her cloak sweeping behind her like blood on the floor. \"Disgusting. That girl was always more trouble than she was worth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it seems that Alpha hunter knows a thing or two about her. My source told me that he was keen on some power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Power?\" Chery sneered. \"Please. Her power’s a stain—something buried and broken. But bloodlines... bloodlines complicate things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paced for a moment, her fingers curling and uncurling. \"Killing that girl has been so fucking difficult. I’ve killed monsters. But a stupid unshifted imposter. She keeps escaping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought the same,\" Uther said. \"So I was thinking why don’t we try something else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chery’s brow lifted. \"What do you have in mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time she was interested in heading his opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uther leaned in slightly. \"We frame her. Make it look like she orchestrated the kidnapping of Xaden. Turn the wolves against her. If she’s seen as a traitor... Turn Xaden against her. Since we can’t kill her. We can get rid of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’ll kill her themselves or perhaps worse.\" Cherry finished, her voice purring with delight. \"Much cleaner than our hands ever being caught.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chery tapped her long nails against her chin. \"And what about Leviathan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give him gold. Tell him Anna will pay him directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the name, Chery stilled. \"Anna.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My niece and Xaden’s sister. Loyal. Vicious. Angry. And easily manipulated. She wants Jasmine gone, perhaps more than either of us do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry was quiet for while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re much smarter than I thought you are Uther.\" Cherry said. \"I stand corrected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So how will you get Anna to know about all of these?\" She asked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll find a way.\" He assured her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This just might work.\" Cherry said. \"If you succeed. I would make giving you this pack seamless and smooth. You would have everything you’ve ever wanted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uther bowed. \"You’re too kind your majesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in a puff of smoke she was gone\u003C\u002Fp>",1101,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.102Z",1,"novelbin.me","2128931b12f752bb6c684f7081a09174154ebc494f73843114fd2912701bfc73","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-457","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-455",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]