[{"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-63":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},1496637,1945,"Chapter 63: A NEW GUEST","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>JASMINE’S POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After encountering Princess Coral, I was relieved to leave the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her interrogation had been intense, and it was like she had me caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked up and saw that it was almost sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had summoned my bird!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could not hang around with anyone or anywhere at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to be somewhere no one could come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If sunset arrived, the bird would fly down to me wherever I was, and they would see I owned a summoning bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I began to pace back and forth, wondering where I could go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could not go to the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quite a distance, and I could not risk going there too frequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to be somewhere completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I remembered that there was an old, abandoned castle near ours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an extension of the pack but abandoned and crumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had even seen crows hovering around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I went there, no one would suspect me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurried out of the castle, and after ten minutes, I found myself in the scary castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I stepped in, it became sunset, and I saw a beautiful white owl on the horizon flying to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her in amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She came and landed on the railings before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked down at her, and she, in turn, looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’re Qitania,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently touched her head, and she ruffled her feathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I saw that there was paper rolled under her claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently pulled it out and opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were some writings in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had given me a message from home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was I even going to read it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still didn’t know how to read or write.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, it occurred to me that if I didn’t know how to write, I would not be able to deliver any messages to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I even read this or send it to you when I still have no idea how to read or write?\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bird made its sound, and then I sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much had already happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew that my family would not be allowed into the pack for the Halo festival, so they would hear about it but not know about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My father would be furious at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook in fear at the thought of my father being angry with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very far away, but he was still able to instill so much fear in me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, I decided to send the little bird away and learn to read and write as quickly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t trust anyone to read or write for me. I was an enemy here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dipped the paper into my dress and played with Qitiana a little before letting her go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swooped, and I saw her wings on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I went down from the old and abandoned castle and found my way back to the main pack castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, I had not had any run-ins with Alpha Xaden lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least since he told me, I would perform as an entertainer at the Halo festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even know what that meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurried past the busy hallways and went to my quarters with Loren when I saw a large woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was probably in her early sixties, had long raven black hair, was extremely tall, and seemed terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a resemblance somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like I had seen her before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had an entourage with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several servants were carrying different boxes for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was this woman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to mind my business and make a sharp turn, but she saw me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave me a narrow glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked up to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little girl.\" She said. \"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way she gazed over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she could see through my clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just a slave,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t stop eyeing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She caught my chin and forced me to look at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she look so familiar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her nails dug into my chin, and I shut my eyes in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel my blood being drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, I pulled myself free from her grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me in surprise as if I had dared to defy her, and even I was shocked that I had opposed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike usual times when I would stay and await judgment, I hurried away from her and ran up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was such a mess, and I wanted it to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I returned to the quarters, I saw Loren standing as if he were waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms were folded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head in question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down,\" he offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I began to panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he known that I was betraying them for my pack?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he know that I was an impostor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did as he told me, and I sat on the bench, waiting for whatever he told me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine.\" He said. \"What happened to your mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am further confused about why he would care to ask about my mother. \"My mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was unusually calm, which was so unlike Loren, and it made me more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother is Luna Maria,\" I told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned. \"I can’t remember Luna Maria having red hair. Not Alpha Bale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart began to pound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had I been found out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that my grandparents were red heads,\" I said. \"And I inherited my hair from them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at me suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to say more, but then he changed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The royal family has red heads.\" He said. \"The Queen lost one of her daughters when she was young, and that’s why when she saw you, she thought you were a grown-up version of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my heart break for the Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did she lose her?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a boat accident.\" He said. \"It was her younger sister, Coral, who had witnessed everything. They were just around the age of six.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t imagine how tragic it was for the entire family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Princess Coral having to witness her sister’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.101Z",1,"novelbin.me","4eb7b06d6f870204b4ab42171ff5766e3d01925c15f90445ba1a29a8e0400188","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-64","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-62",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]