[{"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-55":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},1496629,1945,"Chapter 55: A DEVIOUS PLOT","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>CORAL’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral gritted her teeth once she had stormed out of her mother’s bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fumed in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been almost thirty years, and yet her mother had refused to let go of her sister, who had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did it matter?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral had watched her mother withdraw from her when she was just a child the minute Scarlet had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ideally, her mother would have turned to her; after all, she was her last and only child alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the grief has almost made her mother run mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother had seen Scarlet everywhere and had even gone partially insane for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid this, Coral had grown up to be ignored and forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finally reached age 21 and was to become the Queen, she discovered that she was pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was terrible because there was a curse on the royal family bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those with red hair could ever ascend the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A male or female born into the royal family was sometimes blessed to become ruler if they had red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Coral and Scarlet’s case, both girls had been born red-headed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet was the first child, so it has been quickly settled. She would be queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then Scarlet died, and then Coral became the queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had discovered she had gotten pregnant because her hair had turned black on her coronation as queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t new news that an heir with red hair would have their hair color change to black once they were a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It indicated that the child would be born with a redhead, so Coral had lost out on being the Queen by their laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her daughter Belle who would eventually take on the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been the spitting image of her sister, Scarlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. It was not possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet was dead. She, more than anyone, was 100 percent sure of her death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl just happened to look like her late sister and even had red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, that scar was hideous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way Scarlet could have...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral shook her head, refusing even to consider it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just needed to ignore the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother was mad, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, she still had to be 100 percent sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to be sure that such imaginations were true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she knew her sister was dead, but she just had to be sure that there were no untied strings at the end of the rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath and composed herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would make inquiries around to be sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she entered her room, she saw her daughter Belle sitting by the window, watching with love-struck eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing there?\" Coral asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belle jumped. \"Oh, mother, it’s you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned away from the window. \"Crescent pack is so beautiful, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should have seen it before Xaden returned here,\" Coral said dryly. \"In ruins and very ugly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that it was Alpha Bale who had betrayed his family,\" Belle said sympathetically as she turned to look back at the window. \"When I’m Queen, I will gift Xaden Bale’s head. I’m sure he would love that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xaden is eventually going to kill Bale. It’s just a matter of time.\" Coral said as she loosened the style of her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why he must marry me,\" Belle said. \"There isn’t anyone as beautiful as me, and Xaden is just amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother snorted at her. \"If you were wise, you would have trapped him by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belle looked up at her mother, her mouth dropping. \"But mother, I’ve tried my best to make Xaden look at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you your grandfather’s daughter?\" Coral hissed at her. \"You’re the King’s granddaughter and the future Queen. Use your head for the goddess’s sake! Make your grandfather arrange a marriage between the both of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Grandma wouldn’t want that,\" Belle said, her lip quivering. \"I begged her, and she turned it down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asking her mother anything was like talking to the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She believed in always doing things the right way. That was why she and Scarlet had been so close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt disgust at remembering her dead sister again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, like I said, use your grandfather,\" Coral said she was further irritated with her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if he refuses?\" Belle asked. \"Xaden doesn’t want to marry anyone. He wouldn’t even listen to Grandpa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sometimes I wonder if you are my daughter at all. You only have the looks, but your head is empty.\" Coral snapped. \"When I was much younger than you, I got whatever I wanted, no matter how or what I did to get it. You should do the same thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belle pressed her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belle was quiet for a while and then said. \"Grandpa has never refused me anything. But for Xaden, he might decline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was cut short, Coral was about to lash at her daughter again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if Grandpa finds out that Xaden slept with me and took my virginity, then he would force Xaden to marry me,\" Belle said. \"It would be a disgrace to the royal family. He slept with me before anyone else. Papa would want to kill him, but I would persuade him to let him marry me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral smiled at her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the most brilliant thing I have ever heard you say,\" Coral said. \"Now I know you are truly my daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Coral walked to the window sill as she paced back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, something hit her and snapped at her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have an even better idea,\" Coral said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now listen, and listen close to what I have to say to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belle nodded, and her mother informed her in whispers about their secret plot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Belle had heard everything, she smiled wickedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s going to work,\" Belle said with excitement. \"Finally, Xaden would be all mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1002,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.101Z",1,"novelbin.me","00671dd366704ee90a76c3cf78d8488b730c810ab5d9378c48c6acac40487444","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-56","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-54",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]