[{"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-641":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},1497065,1945,"Chapter 641: THE PLAN!","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-641",641,"\u003Cp>Otto took the stairs so quickly he almost stumbled over himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His boots clattered against stone, echoing through the thick castle walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in five years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>five whole years\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was inside the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the home he had refused to step foot in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the place his wolf had nearly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused only for a second at the bottom of the stairwell, breath shaking, eyes adjusting to the brightness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world downstairs felt different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air smelled different from the hostile air in his room high up in the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so different from what he remembered it to be and then he frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he even want to remember?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What difference did it make?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Servants rushed through the hallways with baskets and linens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards walked in pairs. The lingering smell of pastries drifted from the kitchens. A maid laughed softly somewhere around the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he kept going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wolf growled under his skin, restless, pacing, sensing danger where there shouldn’t be any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to calm him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small mistake and it could lose its mind again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people in the hall stopped to stare, others took steps back, sensing something off about him something feral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped the first maid he saw again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a tiny young girl with braided hair and a basket of folded towels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is Jasmine?\" Otto demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl shrieked and stumbled backward, dropping half the towels on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S... sir who who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snapped, \"I’M NOT ASKING WHO I AM! WHERE IS JASMINE?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid whimpered, trembling so hard the towels fluttered in her shaking hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wolf shrank back inside her, terrified\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>because she could sense what Otto was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wolf who had once gone rabid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wolf who still carried the scent of danger under his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T.. they...\" she whispered, \"t... they t... took her. The guards took her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto’s breath froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Took her where?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I I don’t know... I wasn’t there, sir, I didn’t please don’t don’t hurt me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his teeth in frustration and let her go so suddenly she flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t bother apologizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed past her and stormed into the main hall, trying to remember which hallway led where.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been so long... five years of isolation, of avoiding everyone after his wolf snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got lost twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned left when he should’ve gone right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knocked into a pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly walked into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn this stupid place,\" he hissed under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then all of sudden he saw her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hildegard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice echoed loudly, bouncing against the carved pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard turned sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood in the middle of a heated argument with a gamma he could scent, her arms waving, her voice tight with tension. The Gamma looked frustrated; Hildegard looked furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she saw Otto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otto?\" she breathed, stunned. \"What what are you doing down here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Gamma Rowan blinked in disbelief. Otto avoided eye contact with him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to see Jasmine,\" Otto said, marching toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gamma Rowan opened his mouth, but Hildegard raised a hand sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, Rowan. Now. We’ll talk later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gamma hesitated a moment, then left with one last confused look at Otto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard turned back to Otto, her expression half shock, half worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been five years,\" she whispered. \"What in the world pushed you to leave your room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto’s chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine,\" he said. \"I needed her. And she wasn’t there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard’s expression softened in understanding but then clouded with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otto...\" she said carefully. \"Something happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear in her voice made him tense instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" he demanded, voice rough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed and rubbed her forehead. \"Jasmine was accused of stealing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto froze. His wolf snarled inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a lie,\" he said instantly, anger vibrating through every syllable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" Hildegard said quickly. \"I know, Otto. I know she didn’t. But Auburn swears it. And a maid said she saw Jasmine enter the room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto scoffed harshly. \"Of course she was in the room! She was cleaning because of that idiot King!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard winced. \"Yes... and unfortunately that made her the perfect target.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto paced in a tight circle, his breath coming out sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is madness,\" he growled. \"Utter madness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree,\" Hildegard whispered. \"Which is why I’m trying to rally people to investigate properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto stopped pacing and stared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about Rose?\" he asked. \"What does the Queen say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard’s face fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rose has her hands tied,\" she said sadly. \"She found the necklace inside the room. Jasmine swore she didn’t do it, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...it looked bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto’s eyes widened. \"Rose believes she’s guilty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard shook her head. \"No. But she’s forced to act like she might be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the King?\" Otto spat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard’s jaw clenched. \"The King refuses to think otherwise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto’s rage exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That man. Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he snarled, \"I’ll go find him right now and tell him exactly what I think about his bastard-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard grabbed his arm. Hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otto. Stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at her, chest heaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s no use right now,\" she said firmly. \"Let me work from my side. Let me gather people. Let me talk to the Beta and the elders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto bit back a growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You,\" Hildegard said, looking into his wild eyes, \"go see Jasmine first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needs someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needs YOU.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His anger drained into something sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard touched his shoulder gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s in the cells, Otto. Go to her. I’ll do everything I can from up here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto looked at her, then toward the staircase leading underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His throat tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cells,\" he whispered. \"Jasmine in the cells...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wolf whimpered inside him something that hadn’t happened in years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard nodded softly. \"Go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto didn’t wait another second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down the steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down into the cold dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>",1002,"2026-06-06T04:22:25.014Z",1,"novelbin.me","8f9643eea358e2cd83c7db0c0fb067ce08ba9a3ccc83211e2d3f84327998ac71","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-642","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-640",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]