[{"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-615":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},1497039,1945,"Chapter 615: JUDGEMENT DAY","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-615",615,"\u003Cp>Xaden glared at me, his nostrils flaring, and I swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was tense, and all of a sudden, I felt like a target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was looking at me, and I was the center of judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shifted where I stood in discomfort and wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just stared at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re back.\" I managed with a weak smile even though I could feel the goosebumps on my shoulder rise. \"You left, and I had no idea where you went. I was worried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uther stood down beside the other pack members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the snow wolf and wanted to know what the hell he was even doing here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I managed a smile. \"So you sent for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brother stood a few inches away from me, and yet I could taste the anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anna.\" He said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He batted his beautiful lashes, and his onyx eyes glowed. \"I went to the moonlight pack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was confirmation now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I was certain he had been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed and tried to control my growing anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not really at him, mainly at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" I managed. \"What for? I thought you didn’t want to go there anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had said that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he picked me up, he knew it was a Chapter of our lives that would forever be closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence why I had always known that I would get away with my lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden was too traumatized to ever want to return there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, for whatever reason, I wasn’t sure of, he had gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did.\" He said. \"You remember. I was never going to return there, no matter what happened. And yet I was forced to. Do you have any idea of what it means for me to do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For me to return to the home of the man who killed our parents. Took my baby sister as his own??\" He demanded in a more hurt voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand,\" I said in a lovely and cajoling voice. \"I wish you had never gone. If you had told me, I wouldn’t have let you. I don’t want you having nightmares like I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to appeal to him, to be the sweet Anna he always knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I went because suspicions of what happened to Jasmine arose.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could hear a pin drop in the entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere went mute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I began to sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember the whole ordeal with Jasmine when we found out she was having an affair with Hunter?\" He asked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\" He replied. \"You remember. I didn’t want to have to remind you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stayed pacing around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See, things came to light. Things that didn’t sit right. Jasmine stealing the necklace.\" He said. \"Her planning the attack. It never sat right with me, but I chose to ignore it because it came from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly tried to shift my stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uhmmm.... Er, but Xaden, I wasn’t so sure if she had anything to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a hand, instantly telling me to go silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My lips went mute and shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No words escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trusted you because you, more than anyone here, knew Jasmine.\" He said. \"You lived with her. She was treated as a princess, while you were treated like a slave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My knees went wobbly, and I fell faint, almost ready to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that what you told me?\" He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was hesitant at first, but his sharp words quickly set me back in my place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" I nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is David.\" He said, pointing at the snow wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so pale compared to the rest of the wolves in the pack, and his white hair made him stand out even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t recognize him?\" He asked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I considered telling a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed. \"Not really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is one of the many prisoners of Bale,\" Xaden said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he called Bale’s name, he reacted as though he had spat venom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He here says that you were not raised as a slave,\" Xaden said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My world began to vibrate, and my entire being trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I managed a weak laugh and my. Eyes became watery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a lie,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whispers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all judging me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not true,\" I said. \"Xaden, I am your sister. I’ll never lie to you. We should do this inside, somewhere private.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was being humiliated in front of everyone, and I couldn’t stand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Anna. You’re on trail and you would be judged in front of the pack, as is our law.\" He said so sternly that he didn’t sound like my brother anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sounded like the Alpha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You forged letters from the moonlight pack.\" He said. \"And set a magic bond to hide anyone from ever exposing your secrets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That hadn’t been my idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather Uther’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave a sharp glance at his side, but he wasn’t looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had told him it would be dangerous, and we could have killed the people we used instead of letting them live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You lied that you were raised poorly when your entire life you were raised as a princess, while Jasmine suffered.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I struggled to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You set everything up.\" He said to me. \"You set up the letters, the necklace! You lied. You framed Jasmine! You made her lose my daughter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were as hot as fire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xaden.\" I managed. \"This isn’t true. These are lies. I swear to the goddess I-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a dirty slap land right across my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came so hard, and without any hesitation, I was sent to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked up and saw Xaden standing over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one person who I had believed would always be by my side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had hit me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re still LYING!\" He barked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire room went hush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held my bruised cheek and whimpered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YOU MURDERED MY CHILD!\" He said, and then his voice went soft, filled with hurt. \"I loved you. How could you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, I saw his eyes go teary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to get up and beg him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell him I was sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much I loved him because I genuinely did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the only one who had genuinely loved me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently touched his boot, and he stared at me, his face written in disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that I knew I had lost my brother.\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-06T04:22:25.014Z",1,"novelbin.me","2eab051704e786a08a8cc75cfd3ac411379d74de68acec4d5a3595a31f899ed7","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-616","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-614",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]