[{"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-591":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},1497015,1945,"Chapter 591: JEALOUSY","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-591",591,"\u003Cp>JASMINE’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I gave the young wolf my hand, I was led away to the dance hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel Anna glaring at me, and never had I felt such satisfaction in my entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stopped at the center of the fall, and I could feel everyone’s eyes on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I breathed heavily, realizing what I had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sheer arrogance had led me to the middle of something I had absolutely no intention of doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure I know how to dance,\" I said, terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled, and even though I couldn’t see his whole face, I knew he was handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mask sat perfectly on the bridge of his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry.\" He assured me. \"I’ll guide you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set his hands on my waist, and my tummy fluttered as though there were butterflies in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he placed his spare hand in mine and raised it gently at the same space where my head was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music began, and he then danced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led me on the floor as he walked back and forth, his hand steady on my waist as he guided me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We danced for about two minutes, and then he smiled at me. \"You said you couldn’t dance, and yet I haven’t felt one step on my foot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess I’m just a fast learner,\" I told him, feeling extremely comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was, I had always adored people dancing in the moonlight pack back in the days of the balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would go back to my room and dance by myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reimagining the steps I had seen them display, and believe I was on a dance floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time in my entire life that I had ever danced with anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled. \"Well, I don’t believe that a princess would be able to dance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess,\" I said, alert. \"Why would you think that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed. \"Now you’re trying to play games on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he leaned and whispered in my ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, two can play.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he twirled me on the dance floor and caught me back in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Bill.\" He said. \"I’m the future Alpha of the Fang pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s an honor to meet you,\" I said politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yours?\" He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine,\" I responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a beautiful name.\" He said. \"Do you have a mate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought of Xaden the moment I heard those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t my mate, but we were still lawfully married under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" I said honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither am I.\" He said for himself. \"I’d like to do the honor of telling you I’m interested in you. Before anyone here says that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mouth wavered. \"Anyone here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned toward my ear as we danced. \"If you look around, you would see that every man here has his eyes on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned, and to my utmost shock, he was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a split second, my eyes flashed, and I made contact with Xaden standing beside the Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not look pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other couples started joining the dance floor, and the tensions of being the center of attention died down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden was still glaring in the distance while we danced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried my best to avoid him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have much time to enjoy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want him to interrupt me at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, I thought Bill was nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had no idea,\" I responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the most beautiful woman any man here has ever seen.\" He said. \"You shouldn’t be surprised.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled at his compliment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you would let me.\" He began. \"I’d like to take you this very minute and ask the goddess to make you mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blushed at his bluntness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man like Bill, who was seemingly so kind to me and genuinely interested, warmed my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were the same me he had met when I had been in the moonlight pack, I would have taken his offer up without the thought of a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was dead and gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Jasmine had a purpose to her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was finding my family and understanding everything there was to be about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe when I had figured it all out, I would be ready to settle down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most of all, someone like Bill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t be with someone like me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had so much baggage, he needed someone who didn’t bear the scars and traumas I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the music changed, and all of a sudden, the dance steps changed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This dance is different.\" He said. \"We switch partners.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I knew it, he was gone, and someone else was dancing with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We faced for about a minute, and Bill returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed, and when I looked up, I saw that Xaden wasn’t standing where he had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I told myself he had most likely gone, but just as I turned to see my next partner, I found Xaden staring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I jumped, but he caught me in his arms before I could fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands were steady on my waist, and he spun me before pulling my body back to his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We completed each other perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you surprised to see me?\" He asked strangely. \"Thought you were excited to dance with the young wolf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew the look in his eyes and now understood his voice perfectly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was JEALOUS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my tummy flip and, to my own horror, discovered that I was pleased he was jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said nothing to him because I knew that in a matter of seconds, he would change from being my partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around, did the switch, and found Bill again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only for me to see Xaden push Bill away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey,\" Bill complained, looking up. \"I’m here with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xaden’s towering height discouraged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh,\" Bill mumbled the moment he saw who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out.\" Xaden spat.\u003C\u002Fp>",1001,"2026-06-06T04:22:24.677Z",1,"novelbin.me","976e01d8e82a50122f80e2107852e429c92754ec57c40a3e581c8a556135b212","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-592","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-590",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]