[{"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-66":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},1496640,1945,"Chapter 66: THE WITCH IN THE WOODS","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>It was a good thing that they were in the Crescent Pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not so far from where they were going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they rode their horses, Coral complained. \"How long are we going to ride?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Patience is a virtue.\" Cherry reminded herself as she held on to her reins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral frowned as her horses galloped faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry was born the first daughter of the King and Queen of the Royal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been born with a blazing red head, and as was the custom, she would be queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then her younger sister Rose was born and had red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, she was supposed to be queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then tragedy struck the royal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King and Queen, along with her other siblings, including her younger brother Crimson, had died in a shipwreck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry had been made queen instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment she sat on the throne, her wolf howled, and her hair turned black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had never happened before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goddess had rejected her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her younger sister, Rose, was placed on the throne, and her hair remained the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry had been furious and felt betrayed by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had grown to hate the entire kingdom, the kingmakers, the members of the council, and most of all, her sister, for stealing the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is why, when Rose gave birth to twins, she set one sister against the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral had grown to be jilted, and she had taken her into her enclave and raised her in her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her evil ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was going to make herself queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had her plans, and her grand niece Belle would never sit on that throne as long as she lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she came down with her horse and tied it to a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we there yet?\" Coral asked, coming down from her horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, not yet,\" Cherry said. \"We walk from here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why can’t we just keep on going with our horse? That way, we make it faster.\" Coral said sensibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry informed, \"This is sacred ground. \"You are not allowed to desecrate it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she adjusted her fur coat and went on leading the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral followed her behind as they walked over stones and past little ponds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest creaked, but Cherry knew they were getting closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Coral was about to complain, Cherry turned to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a problem you caused.\" Cherry warned her. \"You better take it while I fix it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral went silent, and Cherry returned on her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew this road very well. It had been years, but she was close by here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, she saw the little cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke came from the chimney, and Cherry walked towards the door. Coral was right behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she touched it, the door swung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral jumped behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry smiled and stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was clean and trimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything has the perfect touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are we?\" Coral asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful brown-skinned woman with curly red hair came inside with her hands on her hips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cherry.\" The woman said, \"What brings you to my cabin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry smiled. \"Aren’t you happy to see an old friend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the two women hugged, Coral watched on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like the new face,\" Cherry said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s my original face.\" The woman said it with a smile. \"I decided to return to my original beauty for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Cherry let go of the woman and turned to Coral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coral, this is Madame Maria Laveau.\" Cherry said. \"The most potent dark arts witch that lives. Marie, this is-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coral, daughter of the King and Queen, Jilted heir and murderer.\" Marie said, cutting in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral’s face became red instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you. You forget that I know everything.\" Marie said to Cherry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral swallowed and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marie is a witch.\" Cherry informed. \"The one who taught me all that I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral looked around at the clean house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wondering how a witch has a clean place?\" Marie said she was reading Coral’s thoughts. \"What were you expecting? Cobwebs and black cats?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral began to stammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t orry, I’m used to it, and all they said to you is a lie.\" Marie said. \"I do have a cat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a pitch-black cat came into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She climbed up the table and rubbed her arm at Coral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No helps?\" Coral asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had one,\" Marie said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Had? What happened to her?\" Coral asked as she began to pet the black cat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She stole from me, so I turned her into that car.\" Marie said as she turned a brewing pot over the fireplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cora jumped and took a frightened step back, away from the cat and Marie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I take it you didn’t come just to see me.\" Marie asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Cherry said. \"There was a girl. I met her in the crescent pack. She is a slave, but she has red hair, and she smelt like royalty. I drew her blood, and sure enough, it emerged blue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry showed Marie her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marie examined it and licked the finger again. \"Yes, this is a member of the royal family. Her blood is powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marie frowned. \"I’ve never tasted anything like it before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry and Cora exchanged looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we don’t know who she is. Or how she comes to have my blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marie sighed. \"Hmmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned around and tossed her dreadlocked hair to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked to a cauldron and stirred it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she pulled out a dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring your hand.\" Marie invited Cherry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry handed her hand, and Marie dipped the tip of the dagger to where the dried blood had been and drew blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she put it inside the cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, she turned to Coral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me your hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral did as told, and Marie pulled the dagger over her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral closed her eyes in pain, and Marie put in the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she opened a bottle and tossed some other ingredients inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manila.\" She called, and then the cats jumped down from the table they had been sleeping on and approached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come here, my girl,\" Marie said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat jumped into her arms, and she gently massaged its ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a good girl,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she snapped the neck of the cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral jumped and closed her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cherry glared at her, and she quickly behaved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Marie tossed the dead cat inside the cauldron, and a puff of green smoke ascended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then a skull showed its head, and it all returned in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marie went to the cauldron and looked down at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned and looked back up at Cherry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who did you say you thought this child was?\" She asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother-in-law.\" Cherry said. \"The King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marie looked back in. \"This is no daughter of the king.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coral sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is original royal blood.\" Marie said. Then she pointed right at Coral. \"This is the child of the one you killed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1166,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.101Z",1,"novelbin.me","163290ecb8401d61871f01d6facb210743811f77bef910a6f27fc36a44a62c7d","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-67","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-65",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]