[{"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-612":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},1497036,1945,"Chapter 612: THE TRUTH","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-612",612,"\u003Cp>XADEN’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked at the fresh blood that had been splashed on my face, and once I opened my eyes, I saw her drop to her knees before landing on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was seated transfixed, unable to believe what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas came into the room. \"Xaden, I just-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas abruptly stopped and looked down at the body lying before my feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What in the bloody goddess,\" Silas said as he walked over to where I sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went down on his knees and turned her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lay on her back, her eyes wide open and her throat slit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sweet Goddess.\" Silas gasped in shock, immediately stepping back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked back up at me, the blood still plastered on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look a mess.\" He said and handed me a hankie from his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I caught it in my hand and wiped the blood off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cleaned my face properly as I rose from the seat and paced the bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her throat is slit,\" Silas remarked as he examined her body further. \"And from the way I’m looking at it, it was self-inflicted. Or perhaps did you-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, of course not,\" I answered, exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a slight shrug of his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was only asking. Just wanted to be sure. This is the second suicide we have had today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All tracing to my question about Hunter and my sister,\" I said, and covered my mouth as I tried to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was fine when I brought her. And most of all, we tried everything but torture to get her to speak. But she never did.\" Silas said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head. \"No, this was different. It was as though she had the message meant for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Silas said, \" I’m lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked to the window and looked at the dark clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already night, and the rain was still pouring heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She said something about her only being able to give three questions. It didn’t make any sense.\" I shook my head. \"It was just like the other boy. The moment he saw me, he ran. But in her own case, the moment I mentioned Hunter, she went into survival mode. Like it was only a matter of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sweet Selene,\" Silas said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kept on telling me she didn’t have any time. Before she could even answer the last question, she got up and slit her throat.\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room went quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas sighed heavily. \"Did you at least get answers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I did,\" I said, gritting my teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least now I knew that my sister had a clean hand in Jasmine’s setup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body raged in turmoil as I remembered the consequences of my questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had I been so blinded not to see who she truly was?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had no sympathy whatsoever to even watch Jasmine lose the child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her own nephew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My wolf was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was breathing so heavily as my mind raced in full blooded rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been taken for a fool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By none other than my own flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is magic here.\" Silas pointed around. \"Someone is using magic to destroy any traces of the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna had to have had a hand in this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was going to pay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dearly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In accordance with the rules of the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll get someone to take her body,\" Silas said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stood at the window watching the stars spark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mending my broken heart that had never in the first place even existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to ask you something,\" I said to Silas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything, my lord.\" Silas nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In response to the letter I had sent. What was your answer to the question I had asked?\" I demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas was quiet. \"Well, Xaden, we’ve been friends for a very long time. I don’t think you would want to hear me tell you this face-to-face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, Silas,\" I said with my eyes pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t a child who was supposed to have the truth hidden from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the letter.\" Silas began. \"I wrote what I had gathered. Jessica was not raised as an enslaved person. It was the reverse with both women. For whatever reason, most likely because she was an ...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silas chose his words very carefully. \"Illegitimate child. Well, that must have been the reason why they hated her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And her mother?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head. \"No one knows where she came from. She appeared one day, heavily pregnant, that’s what they remember. And he was in love with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bale was Jasmine’s father, despite being a bastard, then why did he hate her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hate her so much to treat her so terribly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when he allegedly loved her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Jessica?\" I raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head. \"They don’t like her here. They said she was spoiled rotten. No one could tolerate her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt weak to my bones despite being Alpha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact....\" Silas said and then paused\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, what?\" I turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure you want to hear this?\" He asked me. \"There would be no going back if you do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak,\" I said, wondering what other mess I had to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could tell from his body language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to me, and once he was standing before me, he said. \"She must have changed. Perhaps she has.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who has changed?\" I frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your sister.\" He told me. \"They said she was a bit of.......uhmmm.... Er....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spit it out, Silas,\" I demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A whore.\" He said quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked at him in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was frequently sleeping around.\" He told me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned my back against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But from what I’ve gathered, I doubt Jasmine ever met Hunter.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" I managed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said Bale himself was scared of him and never let anyone see him,\" Silas said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flared my nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had heard enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was going to handle Anna myself.\u003C\u002Fp>",1013,"2026-06-06T04:22:25.014Z",1,"novelbin.me","ad84ae54914914cbf87c1630067dd4891f9bc90ef23e9f096ce38984bfd71195","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-613","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-611",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]