[{"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-643":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},1497067,1945,"Chapter 643: AN AUGUST VISITOR","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-643",643,"\u003Cp>Otto didn’t need to be told twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Kemp nodded, he slipped past him and entered the narrow stone corridor that led deeper into the prison wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature dropped immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath fogged in the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Damp stinking air clung to his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of old iron and stale misery of the past inhabitants filled the tunnels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His boots echoed as he walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step pierced through him like a reminder of where he was....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>where she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a place like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists clenched involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t believe any of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, gentle Jasmine, who smiled at stars, who painted sunsets like they were alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was now locked away in a cell like a criminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed hard and walked faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed the first row of empty cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a second row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lights flickered overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heartbeat picked up speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sitting against the far wall of her cell, knees drawn up, head bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thin shoulders rose and fell in tiny movements as if she was trying and failing to hold herself together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair had fallen over her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers were curled against her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breaths came out shallow and uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a cold stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when Otto saw her like that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire world shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound of his voice, she lifted her head sharply, her breath catching in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Otto?\" she whispered, in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth parted slightly and for a second she seemed to look like she was imagining a hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re... you’re here?\" she breathed. \"You’re actually here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto managed a crooked smile as he dropped to one knee in front of the bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" he said. \"Hard to believe, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked again, still stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven’t come downstairs in five years,\" she said softly. \"I thought the Goddess herself would have to drag you out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto snorted. \"Funny, Kemp asked me the same thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\" Jasmine asked lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head. \"Doesn’t matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite everything, she gave a weak chuckle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing it loosened something tight in Otto’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned closer, his fingers brushing the bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" he asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine swallowed hard. \"They think I stole Auburn’s necklace.\" Her voice cracked. \"Otto, I swear... I swear on everything I didn’t do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" he said immediately with no hesitation. \"I know you didn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled shakily, her shoulders dropping as if a small weight had been lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though just him believing was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rose believed me,\" she whispered. \"And then... they found the necklace on in my closet. I don’t know how it got there. I don’t understand it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto’s jaw tightened in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were set up,\" he said simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine looked down. \"But why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because someone is afraid of you,\" Otto muttered under his breath. \"And someone wants you gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at him, eyes shining with confused fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto softened his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I promise I’ll find out who,\" he said. \"But listen, I came down here to tell you something important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine leaned in a little, curiosity flickering in her expression. \"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto took in a steady breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I finished the translation,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened. \"You did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... and Jasmine, the symbols, the map... everything leads to the distant lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned slightly, trying to process. \"The distant lands... again? Why everything there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head. \"Not everything. But the key is there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The key to what?\" she asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To your family first of all,\" Otto replied. \"To all the missing pieces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him, her breath pausing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto hesitated only a second, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kristy’s journal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine’s head jerked up. \"Xaden’s mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto nodded and leaned even closer to the bars, lowering his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was a paper hidden inside the journal,\" he explained. \"Folded so tight it must have been tucked away for years. I don’t know how we both missed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did it say?\" Jasmine whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto’s expression softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It said your father, Bale, and your uncle Aiden returned briefly... but then they left again. Together. To handle a new crisis in the distant lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine’s eyes widened until they glistened with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if you remember.\" He pointed out. \"I told you the distant lands were a territory of the-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moonlight pack.\" She finished for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded. \"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They went together?\" she breathed after a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Otto said. \"Which means...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his gaze, meeting hers fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...your uncle might still be there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath hitched. Her fingers trembled where they held the bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that’s not all,\" Otto continued, his voice deepening. \"If Bale is there... he’s the only one who can help us translate the last part of the map. And-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed, letting the moment settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—he might be the only person left alive who knew your mother’s family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine brought a hand to her mouth, her eyes filling with something between hope and heartbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have family...\" she whispered. \"Alive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are discovering all of this today of all days?\" Jasmine wept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will find a way out of this mess. I assure you and free you from all of this and then we can go home together.\" He said\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine stared at him, her eyes glistening, her voice barely a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otto... thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her, small, shaking, trapped behind iron bars and something inside him tightened painfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine,\" he said quietly, \"you’re not alone. You’ll never be alone again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could answer, the sound of footsteps echoed through the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otto times up!\" Came Kemp’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto looked back at Jasmine whose face was now stricken with sadness and worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t leave me.\" She pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held her hands through the bars. \"I’ll be back I promise. Just hold on for me okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears were streaming down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she nodded quickly and whispered a soft \"ok\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled and nodded at her. \"I’ll be back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that he reluctantly left her in the cell.\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-06T04:22:25.014Z",1,"novelbin.me","54784192a6b2ac84e4a946e60179e901245b1fa949685814d9f6014afbec25f2","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-644","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-642",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]