[{"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-631":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},1497055,1945,"Chapter 631: THE PAGE WITHIN","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-631",631,"\u003Cp>Jasmine’s POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun was already crashing behind the palace walls when I finally left Otto’s chaotic study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head throbbed with too many thoughts dream walking, Drasil trees, prophecies, danger I didn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I wanted was air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fresh air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped into the courtyard, letting the cool evening breeze brush my face. The roses swayed gently, their scent calming my racing heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I saw her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Queen Rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood near the fountain, sunlight touching her vibrant red hair and making her look almost ethereal. Her gown shimmered like water. She looked peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my heartbeat spiked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burned by the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I had laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, panic held me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s going to punish me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My feet stalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen looked up and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine, my love,\" Queen Rose called warmly. \"Come here, child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief washed over me so fast my knees nearly buckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked forward slowly, uncertain, but she opened her arms and wrapped me in a soft hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her scent was warm, like lavender and something faintly magical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty...\" I whispered, unable to hide the happiness rising inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you find the royal pack?\" she asked, brushing my cheek gently as she pulled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... beautiful,\" I answered truthfully. \"And warm. I’m learning a lot every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded approvingly. \"And your search for your mother’s family? Any progress, dear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed, thinking of Otto’s frustrated curse filled tantrum and the leaf that proved I might not even know what species of wolf I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" I lied softly. \"A little each day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose studied me with kind eyes. Eyes that saw more than most but never judged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good,\" she said. \"And Jasmine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice lowered, softer, almost conspiratorial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about what people say regarding Otto. He is a strange one, yes — but he has a good heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled faintly. \"I’ll remember that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave a pleased hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze drifted toward the distant mountains before returning to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you... miss the Crescent pack?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question hit deeper than I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My throat tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Queen Rose nodded as if I had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s alright if you do,\" she said gently. \"It was your home. And I know leaving it couldn’t have been easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes stung unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose placed a warm hand on mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m glad you’re here, Jasmine,\" she whispered. \"Your extended family... they were unfortunate. To abandon your mother? Cruel. Foolish. They didn’t deserve either of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat flushed up my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don’t know what to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cupped my face, smiling softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be a privilege to have you as a daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze, heart thudding painfully, beautifully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before I could respond, two guards hurried over and bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, your presence is required.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed softly. \"Duty never sleeps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned in and kissed my forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must go, but I’ll see you later, little one. I have a gift for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart warmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" I whispered finally finding words to put two and two together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She squeezed my hand one last time before floating away like a queen carved from moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard felt emptier without her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How I wished she were my own family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wandered toward the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The siren didn’t appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you?\" I whispered into the still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I waited a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please come out!\" I begged. \"We need to talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t be going anywhere until you come out okay?\" I said as I found my way to a rock and took my seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was utter silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat and held my body as the cold wind blew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stayed there for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the sky turned deep purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew she wasn’t coming out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second I started to wonder if pearl has ever been a figment of my imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered if everything that had happened to me was a mere figment of my imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sad, I returned to my room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls felt close, but comforting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard hadn’t joined me in the bed yet so I busied myself before she returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I carefully set the potion Otto had given me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was scared to even go to bed but I didn’t want to sleep without taking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat on my bed and pulled out Xaden’s mother’s journal again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pages were so delicate I barely dared touch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lit my candle and flipped to the last entry I had read, the one where she spoke about my uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I brought the candle closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And something strange happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shape, no, a shadow appeared inside the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not on top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned, lowering the candle, then raising it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned the page over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There it was again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, blurred reflection like something trapped between two layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart thudded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted the page, watching as the candlelight made the inside shimmer faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this...?\" I whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hesitated only one heartbeat before grabbing the butter knife from my plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hands trembled as I slid the tip along the edge of the page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edge shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t one page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glued together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My pulse roared in my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully, slowly, terrified of tearing something sacred, I wedged the knife between the layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft rip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whisper of old glue giving way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hidden page separated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bright intact words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two full pages filled with words that went concurrently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly delved into it and began to read the new source of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The page ended with His mother’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m worried about Aiden, worried about what he desires to use it for when he finally finds it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden was my Uncle’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>",1009,"2026-06-06T04:22:25.014Z",1,"novelbin.me","4ceab9fecd3d8629083735de2e591898420076bb381e6d5ce9d170620e4f7c0d","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-632","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-630",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]