[{"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-499":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},1496773,1945,"Chapter 499: THE UNKNOWN","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-499",499,"\u003Cp>When Jasmine returned to her bedroom she felt the chill and sudden overwhelming feeling of loneliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently clutched her tummy at the memories she had had carrying her baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A baby girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would have had a baby girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shakily walked down the bed and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up a pair of knitted overalls Nanny Nia had made for the baby and fingered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the child that never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to hate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hate everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was grinding her teeth so hard that she felt it would break into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed to get out of this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t belong here and she wasn’t going to stay here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she found a way to get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard a soft knock at her door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt her entire being go still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\" She said very quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She prayed it wasn’t Xaden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or worse Anna who she knew would only come to gloat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened and it was neither.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Loren, Marro and Kire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time she had smiled since she woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kire came running up to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She expected him to pounce on her, but for some reason or the other he simply slowed down when he came close to her bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to know that she was still unwell and was treating her with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a very smart boy.\" She said as she rubbed his fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her his eyes affectionate as he whimpered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then Marro came up to her very slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was delighted to know that he had made it back to the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Kire had obeyed her and taken Marro back to the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was glad that he was safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello Marro.\" She said with a faint smile. \"It’s good to see you well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked very neat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like the last time she had seen him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore clean clothes unlike his torn and dirty clothes she had met him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his then ruffled hair filled with grass was now well combed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like a well fed and clean boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was delighted about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine.\" He said, his eyes bright. \"I was worried about you. I wanted to go back for you. But Kire refused.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\" Jasmine said as she gently rubbed his hair. \"It’s good you didn’t. We’re here together aren’t we? We’re safe. I would never have forgiven myself if anything happened to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down on his shoes. \"I’m sorry about what happened to you Jasmine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a sting and managed to hold a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said nothing in relation to what he was talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you like this pack?\" She asked. \"Is everyone nice to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded. \"They are. But I still miss my family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then remembered that he had been through worse than she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lost his mother, father and brother in a gruesome massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also been betrayed by his own aunt and uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only other family that should have protected him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now all alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt the guilt linger in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled him up close to her and hugged him firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently rubbed his back and felt his warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hug wasn’t just for himself but for her too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For everything she was feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally let go and gently held up his chin to stare into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know this is hard for you but you’re going to have a beautiful start here.\" She said. \"This pack welcomes enemies of their enemies. And you my dear are top of the radar important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He managed a small smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alpha Xaden says I get to stay here for as long as I want. And he is going to raise me under his wing.\" Marro said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine’s face tightened at Xaden’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course Xaden promised to take care of him, he was the main reason why Marro’s family was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Marro had never met Xaden in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little boy would still be with his family and would have never witnessed such brutal incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The least Xaden could do was take him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was what he always did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik, Fiona, Jessica now Anna, Marro\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He all took them under his wing and treated them like his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All except for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was never going to be forgiven and she had been punished in the worst ways possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew how to take care of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But never her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the daughter of his main enemy and that was what she was always going to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled at Marro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m glad to know that.\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright that’s enough.\" Loren said interrupting their conversation. \"You two need to go and let her rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren then proceeded to shoo the large wolf and little boy out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine watched them go with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they were gone her smile fell and the empty hollow feeling returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren sat down on her bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And together they were quiet for a while before he cleared his throat and said. \"I’m sorry you went through what you did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know everything was a lie. We believe you.\" He told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine fiddled with her dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should never have returned.\" She said. \"Hunter wanted me to stay back. I could have. I should have. It’s my fault....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to choke on her words as the tears filled her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had stayed behind. Sh... she wo.. would have still been alive. I killed my own baby by returning here.\" She struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gods no.\" Loren said. \"This is not your fault. Xaden is a fool. He can’t see clearly and has no one to blame but himself. Don’t ever blame yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear I never sent any letters. I never even met Hunter before.\" She expressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren nodded. \"I believe you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine took in a deep sigh. \"He said something. He said someone wanted me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren rose a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know who.\" She said. \"He just said someone I’ve never met wanted me. And it was all a ploy to get me. None of it made any sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loren went quiet before asking the question that haunted them. \"Who could this be? And why do they want you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could answer\u003C\u002Fp>",1077,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.102Z",1,"novelbin.me","fc5cd7221dab13acff7e48a7d27ba54d82b10c279133532fbe8899b13da5fd80","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-500","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-498",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]