[{"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-472":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},1496746,1945,"Chapter 472: THE DEMOTION","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-472",472,"\u003Cp>The corridor outside Alpha Hunter’s study was still thick with silence when Rygar returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His boots thudded against the stone floor as he approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Hunter stood at the window, gazing down at the training fields below, his hands behind his back, posture straight as a spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She refused to come,\" Rygar said plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunter didn’t turn. \"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She says she won’t step out of that room until she sees Xaden,\" Rygar replied. \"She wants proof that he’s alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made Hunter shift slightly. A small smirk played at the corner of his lips. \"Stubborn little girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She means it,\" Rygar added. \"And Leviathan... tried to force her. I stopped him before things got worse, but she was hit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made Hunter finally turn around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was what?\" he asked, voice low, dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slapped across the face. But she stood her ground.\" Rygar’s expression was flat. \"Alpha you want me to tell you what I think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunter was silent for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rygar went on, regardless of whether he was asked to or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leviathan is beginning to be a problem. He has always been difficult with his own mind, but he is getting dangerous\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunter’s jaw tightened. He grabbed the edge of the table, thoughtful. Then slowly, he let go. \"I’ll see her myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rygar’s brows lifted slightly, but he said nothing. He simply stepped aside as his Alpha passed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine had curled into the bed after the confrontation, eyes fixed on the ceiling as the ache in her cheek throbbed dully. She didn’t cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She refused to. Not when she still had no answers. Not when she had no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knock came. Soft at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knock came again. Louder. More deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her jaw clenched. Normally, they didn’t knock, after one supposed decent knock, they just barged in like she was nothing more than a caged beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the knocking didn’t stop. Over and over, until irritation sparked in her gut. Gritting her teeth, she pushed off the bed and marched to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers gripped the handle hard before yanking it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alpha Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood tall and composed in a dark cloak embroidered with his pack’s sigil, his expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I come in?\" he asked, as though this was her home and not her prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine blinked, startled by the civility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she really have a choice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, then moved aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped in, eyes briefly scanning the room, then settled on her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I apologize for not seeing you sooner,\" he said smoothly. \"There’s been... business to attend to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Jasmine shot back, folding her arms. \"Business over the pack you already ransacked or a new and unfortunate one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunter chuckled. \"You make it sound personal. It’s the way of the wolf world. Territory. Power. Control. Xaden’s done worse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes narrowed. \"Don’t speak like you know him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t argue. Instead, he pulled something from his cloak — a folded leather patch marked with the crest of Crescent Pack. The scent hit her before it was even close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Zaden’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed it to her wordlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took it in trembling fingers, pressing it to her chest. Her breath caught as she inhaled, tears pricking the corners of her eyes. The scent was real. Fresh. Alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s still healing,\" Hunter said, voice quieter now. \"In critical condition. That is the best proof I can offer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see him,\" Jasmine whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunter’s expression didn’t shift. \"This is the most I can allow. You’re not in a position to roam freely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him, wounded but resolute. \"So you expect me to believe he’s here... and just accept that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" His answer was simple. \"But if you truly want to see him one day, you’ll come to terms with what I need from you. Start with dinner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at him, stricken. \"You’re using him as leverage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunter tilted his head. \"I’m offering you incentive. Not harm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes dropped suddenly to the side of her face. The swelling had deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" he asked, stepping closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing,\" she replied, quickly shifting her face away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leviathan,\" he said, tone bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t confirm it. She didn’t need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunter’s jaw ticked. \"I told him never to touch you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll see you at dinner,\" he said before exiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan didn’t expect to see Alpha Hunter storming toward him. The way the older Alpha moved—like a silent storm—should’ve warned him, but Leviathan stood his ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alpha—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punch came before he finished. A brutal, cracking blow to the jaw that sent Leviathan sprawling into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You disobedient bastard,\" Hunter growled, dragging him up by the front of his shirt and slamming him into the nearest post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She...she disrespected me!\" Leviathan shouted. \"That little whore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another hit. This one left blood spilling from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never use that word again,\" Hunter snarled. \"You were warned. I told you she was not to be harmed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan gasped. \"You’re... you’re doing this for her? She’s just a—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunter threw him to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve disobeyed me one too many times. This is not about her. This is about you. You’re reckless. Rabid. And now... you’re no longer worthy of being in this pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan froze. \"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re being stripped of rank. You’re no longer Beta. No longer even warrior class. You’re nothing. An Omega. Until I decide otherwise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t do that!\" Leviathan shrieked, scrambling to his knees. \"This is because of her—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said, don’t mention her name again,\" Hunter snapped, his voice like frost. \"You’re lucky I don’t kill you. And you are wrong, I can do that. I can do anything because I’m Alpha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and began to walk away, his cloak swirling behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leviathan sat frozen on the ground, face bleeding, heart thudding in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hate rose like bile in his throat. Hatred for Jasmine. For the child. For everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not by a long shot.\u003C\u002Fp>",1011,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.102Z",1,"novelbin.me","cc242be8499b4d5b2caf0bc9041550c89afbee97f9d0175d6499750697fad399","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-473","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-471",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]