[{"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-5":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},1496429,1945,"Chapter 5: A GIFT","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>JASMINE'S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had short dark hair and a scar by his eyes in a straight line, but those eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were onyx, and his lashes were thick and long. I knew every wolf would die to have them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was flawless, with a smooth jawline and a nicely pointed nose. His brows were carved perfectly. His lips were full, and my eyes darted to them, slightly parted, showing a tint of clear white teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A head placed on a vast body that I knew was muscled and chiseled by war and years of training. He was nothing like the men from our pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a true warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the most beautiful man I had ever seen, yet his entire demeanor and presence warned me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told me he was a monster, told me he was dangerous, and I should fear him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My insides squished in fear and something I was unsure of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught my chin and eyed me up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remembered that the left side of my eyes was scared and looked down in shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My father looked at me and yelled at me for being ugly, the same with my step-sister and everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, too, must think I'm a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you are the one .\" He said. \"What's your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't seem friendly at all. He seemed to harbor hate. So much I could almost taste it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine.\" I managed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw my father standing from the corner of my eye, and I remembered that I couldn't fail him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this was the only way I could prove to him that I was not useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a gift for you.\" He told me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I paused. He had a gift for me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back, and without taking his eyes off me, he snapped his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man I believed to be a member of his pack approached with a box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collected the box and handed it to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open it.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this? A test?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire hall was quiet, watching us. No one said a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pin could drop, and you would hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hands trembled as I received the box and pulled the ribbon to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in front of me was the decapitated head of Alpha Dean of the Black Wing Pack. Jessica would have been her future husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled but without shouting, I dropped the box, and it fell down to my feet, and the head rolled out, dropping to the bottom of my dress, splashing a few drops of blood that remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica's shrill scream at the sight vibrated through the entire hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked up at the man, and he smiled at me.\u003C\u002Fp>",458,"2026-06-06T04:22:12.730Z",1,"novelbin.me","71c0dc8ad8ded3a6e9fe7453591875ede36d06bdf66a6540c3eba5448907a6c1","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-6","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-4",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]