[{"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-590":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},1497014,1945,"Chapter 590: A JEALOUS EX","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-590",590,"\u003Cp>XADEN’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment she walked into the room, I knew it was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been in the middle of a boring discussion with a group of Alphas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all applauding my status as Alpha and my survival from the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was terribly bored and irritated with their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly because I knew they were only kissing ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wanted to be on my bad side, especially since I had gone head-to-head with two Alphas and survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fake and unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the last place I wanted to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for the Queen forcing me to attend, I would never have set foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing a vibrant red dress that no one would have ever worn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dress that held her curves and was unlike all the large ball dresses most women wore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because of the necklace on her neck or her vibrant red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was an unshifted wolf, which meant she shouldn’t have a distinctive scent, yet Jasmine did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One that from miles away I would always perceive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One that made me hungry and made me desire her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red mask in place, she walked past the crowd, and heads turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wolf and she wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Alphas beside me went quiet, and that made me furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want others looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was supposed to belong to me and only me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed hard as she went past me without sparing a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She went off to a corner and hovered over a drinks table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Goddess of all wolves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when I had assumed that she couldn’t be any more beautiful, she proved me wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She proved me damn wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched a young Beta approach her, and soon my teeth were grinding hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is that?\" I heard one of the Alphas beside me say\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no idea.\" Another responded in a lust-filled voice. \"But I’ve never seen anyone so beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t know there was another member of the royal family.\" The third said quickly. \"Must be another niece to the Queen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grew jealous with every single word they seemed to share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I watched her smile back at the Beta, the fiery curve of her lips sending a jolt of possessive anger through my chest, the urge to intervene grew almost unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my fists, debating whether to disrupt the gathering to separate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, before I could make a decision, Anna appeared by her side, and both of them began discussing after the young Beta left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I breathed a sigh of relief and tried to calm myself down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was getting jealous over nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other wolves began to discuss Jasmine’s beauty again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, I couldn’t take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me,\" I said, and without waiting for their approval, I walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood by the grand piano and began to sip my wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched as she and Anna resumed their discussion, even though they looked more like arguments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jealous are we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around and saw none other than Queen Rose herself peering behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your majesty,\" I bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came and stood beside me, a mischievous gleam on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jealous?\" I said, raising a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded. \"Yes, jealous. Jealous of everyone having eyes on Jasmine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I couldn’t care less.\" I scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Xaden.\" Queen Rose said in a sing-song voice as she shook her head. \"You can lie to anyone as long as you want. Even lie to yourself. But not me. I know when you’re lying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps if I kept my mouth shut and ignored her, she would keep whatever she had to say to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Queen Rose wasn’t giving up so seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That necklace.\" The Queen nodded at Jasmine’s chest. \"If I can recall correctly, it’s your family heirloom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew where this was going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder how she managed to get it?\" She asked with her hands folded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She giggled. \"Oh, come on, Xaden. There is nothing wrong with caring about Jasmine. I don’t know why you always deny it. She is a lovely girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I repeated nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, to my greatest horror, a twenty-two-year-old Alpha named Claude, who had recently become an Alpha after his father’s death, walked up to Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He offered his hand, and Jasmine gave hers with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden watched in horror as Jasmine was led away from Anna and down to the dance floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music changed, and soon they joined the dancing group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw Claude put his hand on Jasmine’s waist, Xaden winced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good goddess Xaden.\" The Queen gasped. \"I thought you said you couldn’t care less. You look like you’re ready to pounce on the poor boy anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched as they began dancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my fists and tried to control my boiling jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched them laugh together over something, and it made me even more furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the devil were they even laughing about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You love her, Xaden.\" I heard Queen Rose. \"The sooner you realize that for yourself, the better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have a heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only the Queen knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet there was something that pulled me to Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hunger that refused to quench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hunger that made me want to tear the little brat away from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t love her,\" I said as I drank the entire wineglass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I set the glass aside on the table and hungered for more to control my burning rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you say so,\" Rose said with a sigh. \"But it isn’t only you, Xaden. I think she has that effect on everyone. You have a beautiful girl right before you, and yet you refuse to see. I wonder what happens when she finally discovers the decision you made.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my stomach twist into an uncomfortable knot, and dread instantly overwhelmed me.\u003C\u002Fp>",1002,"2026-06-06T04:22:24.677Z",1,"novelbin.me","26ee3044ac4e769ed9585d980fbc1f148a6dcebece79fe6fc24ec99d0eedbe41","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-591","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-589",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]