[{"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-53":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},1496627,1945,"Chapter 53: HALLUCINATIONS OR TRUTH","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-53",53,"\u003Cp>I am so sorry for the delay. I had surgery, and I am currently recovering. Thank you for being patient with me. I love you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JASMINE’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman had a crown on her head and was probably around fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had brown hair and beautiful blue eyes, and from her facial features, you could tell she was as lovely as she had been in her youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had about ten men in armor standing around her, and then a girl was beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl had fire-red hair, just like mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men with armor pointed their spears at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kneel in front of the Queen!\" Came with the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gasped, and it dawned on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly went down on my knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please forgive me, your majesty,\" I begged her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the woman didn’t even notice what was happening around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was fixated on me, and her face was pale and shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like she had seen a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scarlet?\" The Queen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet? Who was Scarlet? I was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you hit the Queen?!\" The girl with red hair who was probably around the same age as I demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her. \"Please forgive me. I had no idea. I didn’t mean it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will pay with your life, you slave!\" She hissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my heart stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it seemed that they were going to attack me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Queen just walked away from them and towards me, completely oblivious to what was happening around us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma.\" The girl said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the queen wasn’t looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came right to me, cupping my cheeks and lifting me to see her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scarlet, is this you?\" She asked, and the tears were brimming in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was lost for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Queen think I was someone she knew?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had mistaken me for someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, at that moment, another woman came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had black hair, just like the Queen, and I saw that all three resembled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was probably in her early thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, what’s going on?\" The woman asked as she turned to see me, and she froze, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were they all pointing at me like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coral?\" The queen said her voice was breaking. \"Doesn’t she look like your sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gasped!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman named Coral’s face tightened. \"No, mother. You’re mistaken again. Scarlet was dead a long time ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral turned to me. \"I suggest you leave this place immediately if you want to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bowed down, hurried up to my feet, and ran out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THE QUEEN’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The queen turned to Coral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you send her away?\" The queen asked. \"Maybe she is Scarlet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cora shook her head. \"No, Mother, Scarlet died when we were children. That girl is still a young girl. Probably nineteen or so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen places her jeweled fingers against her temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s just my imagination.\" The queen said to give in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she had lost her daughter, she had seen her everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked for everyone with red hair or even looked like her from far and wide to find her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen her everywhere, but she had never been her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been almost thirty years since she had lost her little daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would like to retire to my quarters now.\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral offered, \"Would you like me to get you some medicine? You are tired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just want to rest, Coral.\" She said it softly and then let herself be led to her bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Halo festival; she hadn’t witnessed one in years. The last one she had seen was very young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has happened again and has been ordained to reflect in this pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the powers of the Halo festival would help her find her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed as she walked to the bedside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was grand, almost as beautiful and spacious as the one in their castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her husband, the King, would love it when he came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had wanted to retire after the long journey, while he had wanted to see the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Packs\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some servants came into the room with her things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand me my box, Hildegard.\" She said it softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard was her oldest and most trusted maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She has known her since she was just a girl, and they have grown up like sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard brought the box to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you saw her again,\" Hildegard said sympathetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a servant girl.\" The queen said. \"She looked just like her. That’s what my mind wanted me to see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened the box and brought out the other half of the broken necklace they had found belonging to her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they had searched for her in the river, half of the Ruby necklace resurfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other half was still missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen closed her eyes, kissed them, and felt the tears roll down her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors opened, and her other daughter, Coral, entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother,\" Coral said. \"I brought in some medicine. It would help you wipe those hallucinations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is still grieving her daughter.\" Hildegard gave Coral a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been almost thirty years. How long will she grieve?!\" Coral demanded sharply, then she turned to Hildegard. \"You’re not a member of my family! It’s only a leech, so I implore you not to get on my nerves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard and Coral maintained a staring match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t something to bring up in an argument.\" The kind queen spoke softly. \"I’m fine, Coral. I wish to sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral pressed her lips, annoyed, and then she eventually gave in. \"Of course, mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, she stormed out of the bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen lay on the bed and held onto the necklace, praying that her little girl would return home one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all her fault! She should have never let them go in that boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should have known better. She hadn’t trusted her intuition when it warned, and here she was, almost thirty years later, still being punished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She managed to close her eyes and fall asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>",1034,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.101Z",1,"novelbin.me","a94c0e3f6f4a4ea93990c23d9f584a58e0c0955eb5fe1f60fa658d6375249b64","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-54","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-52",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]