[{"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-650":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},1497074,1945,"Chapter 650: THE DISCOVERY","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-650",650,"\u003Cp>Auburn’s head still throbbed where it had struck the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her maids fluttered around her like startled hens, fussing over her hair, her dress, her wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess, are you hurt?\" The first asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need water?\" Another asked in a pleading voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we call for a healer?\" A third questioned sympathetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"LEAVE ME!\" Auburn shrieked, slapping their hands away. \"All of you, OUT!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They scattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn clutched the side of her head, breathing hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t understand what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment she was walking through the hallway proudly with her girls, the next she was on the ground, her skull ringing, blood in her hair, and a gust of force pushing her forward like a ghost had shoved her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t the fall that unsettled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something cold had passed through her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something she hated more than anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back at the empty space and felt the cool breeze against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt her back and massaged it with her spare hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had felt as though a hand had imprinted against her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell pushed me?\" She demanded in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maids looked at each other, their breathing uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared back up at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you fucking deaf?\" She demanded in further rage. \"I asked a question who hit me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was no one there your majesty.\" One of them said in a small quiet voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you telling me I’m imagining what I felt?!\" She hissed at the girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No no no.\" Your majesty they chorused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bunch of pussies.\" She swore as she slowly rose to her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand was girly held against her wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took off her hand and felt the sticky wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back at the vacant space and she felt a sickening feeling in her tummy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn swallowed thickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there something within her told her no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She decided to check for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see Jasmine for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She balanced herself well and another maid offered her help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your majesty.\" The maid said kindly. \"Your wound needs to be clean-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SHUT UP!\" Auburn stormed off and in a matter of seconds, she was headed down the cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her footsteps echoed angrily through the tunnels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ignored the guards’ confused looks, ignored their bows, ignored the wary way they stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wolf was pacing in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped directly in front of Jasmine’s cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl sat on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huddled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back turned to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, well, well,\" she hissed, folding her arms. \"The little rat finally looks like what she is. A criminal in a cage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn’s eye twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped closer to the bars. \"Are you deaf? I’m talking to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn’s irritation sharpened into anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Into rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"JAS-MINE!\" she shouted, her voice slamming off the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just kept her back to her, head bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn’s stomach twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange dread seeped into her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wolf whined and Auburn’s irritation briefly faltered into a flicker of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was terribly wrong and she didn’t need to be told before she knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stormed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry was brushing her hair when Auburn shoved the doors open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry turned sharply. \"This better be important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the moment Cherry saw Auburn’s forehead she rose a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did your fake wolf lose her mind and bash her head?\" Cherry asked\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something pushed me.\" Auburn managed. \"I mean I.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took in a deep breath and proceeded again. \"I... I don’t feel right. Something is wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry frowned. \"Wrong how?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn swallowed hard and pressed the clothe she had snatched from a maid on her head. \"I went to see Jasmine. In the cells.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry’s eyes widened with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a matter of seconds he was up on her feet and had slapped Auburn across the cheek hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn gasped and held her face in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You stupid girl!\" Cherry hissed. \"Do you want your idiocy to ruin everything?! Going down there could expose us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn’s voice cracked. \"I just wanted to make sure she was there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn swallowed. \"She... she didn’t look at me. Not once. I shouted at her. She didn’t turn around.\" Her voice trembled. \"She didn’t even answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry’s face stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She didn’t speak at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn shook her head. \"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry blinked once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands curled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auburn,\" she said slowly, \"are you absolutely certain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Auburn snapped. \"Why would I lie? She sat there like a doll. Like she wasn’t even alive. Just... sitting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry’s heartbeat pounded visibly in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come,\" she whispered. \"Now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards stiffened when they saw Cherry approaching with Auburn behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess you’re not allowed to-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"MOVE,\" Cherry snarled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards immediately backed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry marched to the bars and glared inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine,\" she called sharply. \"Turn around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her jaw tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jasmine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn stepped closer, whispering shakily, \"See? I told you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry lunged for the nearest guard and snatched the ring of keys right off his belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess please we don’t want to-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ignored him and slammed the key into the lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cell door creaked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry stormed inside, grabbed Jasmine’s arm before she yanked her around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s hair fell back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hildegard lifted her head slowly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A calm, wicked, knowing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry’s blood boiled over before it finally turned to ice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auburn stumbled back, a strangled gasp ripping from her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard dropped his torch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Hildegard raised her chin, eyes glinting with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking for someone?\" she asked. \"I told you. Just one powerful move from the pawn could send the crown off the chess board.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry gritted teeth and at that moment she heard the bells ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was going on now?\u003C\u002Fp>",1003,"2026-06-06T04:22:25.014Z",1,"novelbin.me","2b3c695546922da1cf4f3937d2a9d380104708e7b6b252ddc6df0f0056e9bbe7","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-701","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-649",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]