[{"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-466":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},1496740,1945,"Chapter 466: ANNA’S BIG MOUTH","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-466",466,"\u003Cp>There was an eerie silence after Xaden’s question was sharp enough to slice through bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where is Jasmine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shifted, thick with something unspoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik averted his gaze. Nanny Nia’s fingers wrung themselves in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Loren, usually blunt and unbothered, suddenly found something fascinating in the herbs inside his bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden’s brows furrowed, confusion settling into a slow burn across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could press further, the doors burst open with a gust of perfume and hurried footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xaden!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his sister, Anna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he felt guilt wash over him that he had completely forgotten his own sister and only remembered Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ran to him, a blur of gold curls and velvet sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her arms threw themselves around his neck before anyone could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gods, you’re alive,\" she breathed, her voice cracking. \"I thought I’d lost you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden hesitated, then allowed his arms to circle her slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trembled in his embrace, her hands clinging tighter than necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected to feel relief from seeing her—but he did. Just a little. The familiarity of her, the history. His sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reminded him of the past the he had barely survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family that he had only had for a few years before being snatched from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna was his sister and his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m glad you’re alright too,\" he said softly, pulling back just enough to see her face. \"You were worried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I was. You’re my brother and you are the only thing I care about in this world. I would die if anything ever happened to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes glistened, and she smiled tightly, the kind of smile that tried to hide too many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought her forehead towards his lips and gave her a kiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m here Anna.\" He promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room watched them. Still silent. Still stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a lighter knock on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It creaked open and Fiona stepped inside, her expression gentle but composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved carefully, respectfully, but with a kind of warmth that didn’t need words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xaden,\" she said, her voice quiet with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward her, and something inside him softened further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped closer, opening her arms slightly, and—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna didn’t move. Didn’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grip on him tightened just enough. Her body remained pressed to his, anchoring him. Blocking the space between him and Fiona without saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiona faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, then dropped her arms, lowering her gaze like she hadn’t even tried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden’s brows drew slightly, but he didn’t comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s good to see that you are back.\" Fiona gently said. \"We were all worried for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s good to be back Fiona. It’s good to see you.\" Xaden said through the hug, Anna still held unto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another sound. Smaller. Softer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden turned to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that Jasmine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was disappointed but yet taken aback when he saw Erik walk to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In came with Damian standing with a Kire and a small boy of the age of eleven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boy that Xaden had only seen once in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for a split second Xaden’s assumed that he was imagining see the little boy the same way he had hallucinated Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alpha?\" came a timid voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered, \"Marro...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment, Xaden’s throat closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he was hallucinating again. Marro had fed him in the forest... then vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d assumed the worst. He thought the boy had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden looked at everyone to be sure they were seeing what he was seeing and not hallucinating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re alive,\" Xaden whispered. \"You’re... you’re alright. I was worried. I never saw you again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marro blinked at him. \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden took a step forward, his entire body trembling. \"I... I thought... I’m so sorry, Marro. How did you even get here? What about your family? How are you even here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help saying that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re gone,\" Marro said simply, voice even. \"They didn’t make it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guilt hit him like a blade to the chest. He staggered back a step, as though the words themselves knocked the wind from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should’ve come back,\" he said hoarsely. \"I should’ve come back for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marro only nodded once. \"You were hurt. It’s okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to Xaden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached forward and touched the little boy’s hair lightly, barely brushing his fingers through the boy’s dark curls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned then—to Kire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always with Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why... why was he here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden’s expression shifted from softness to wariness. \"Why is Kire with you?\" he asked slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik stepped forward too quickly. \"We found them. In the forest. Marro and Kire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden’s eyes narrowed. \"You found them? What do you mean them? Why was Kire in the forest? Isn’t he always with Jasmine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Erik, at Nanny Nia, at Loren... at Fiona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no one... said a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all stood, stone-still, avoiding his gaze again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That pit in his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing darker. Heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is Jasmine?\" he asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tighter. More unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where the hell is she?\" His voice sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still no one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—Anna exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up to her feet from her brother’s lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She left!\" she snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words crashed into the room like thunder. Everyone turned to her, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna’s eyes were blazing now, her jaw clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden’s mouth dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She sneaked out of the forest in the middle of the night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath caught in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\" he whispered in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna took a step forward, fury masked beneath sweet concern. \"Can you imagine? Jasmine didn’t think of her baby. She didn’t even tell anyone. She just up and ran away from the pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room dropped into complete silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one uttered a single word\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden stared at her, and then back to each person in the room, his face blank—but his non existent heart was already spiraling.\u003C\u002Fp>",1019,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.102Z",1,"novelbin.me","fcc5d674b66a5511bf093fd758da2d6fdaee10a7a8e9a958b79fee2593016ad5","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-467","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-465",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]