[{"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-91":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},1496665,1945,"Chapter 91: RETRIBUTION","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-91",91,"\u003Cp>Once they were out of the dining hall, Xaden dragged Jasmine along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nighttime, and the castle’s hallway lit dimly, giving off a beautiful silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight mainly illuminated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled her along, and she managed to keep up with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, please.\" She begged him, but he still dragged her along, not caring what she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he heard her tiny voice say: \"My Lord, forgive me, but you’re hurting me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped short, let her go, and saw that his claws had gone so deep in her arm that they bled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rubbed her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed surprised that he had done that, and then he looked like a young boy who had not intentionally caused trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he were sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay.\" She whispered with a weak smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not apologized, had he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never apologized in his entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked at her. \"Why did you say that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back at him in surprise. \"My lord. You apologized. You told me you were sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden felt a sting in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must be jesting him. There was no way that he would tell her sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only said that as a child with his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he considered that life dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never apologized. I never used the word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even when Elena had raised him as his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, who was she that he would apologize to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jerked himself off her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said such words.\" He said to her, even though he mostly tried to convince himself he couldn’t have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, my lord, you\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I SAID I MADE NO SUCU WORDS!\" He barked as he pushed her against the wall, his presence overpowering her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes, and then he felt a sudden pull towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden I have an have an unusual and unique hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The type of hunger the day he had first lain with her, the day he had taken her virginity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had felt the hunger and its need to be embraced, but he had had to suppress it, regardless of his feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of whatever possessed him, his anger and resentment must be more assertive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what he had told himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed himself away from her, then turned around to leave when Erik and another wolf named Damian came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t even tell me I was wrong,\" Xaden said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was not going to say that.\" Erik commended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damian stood. He was a wolf she had seen frequently around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also been among the wolves who had joined Xaden when her pack had been raided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mainly Erik and Xaden who remained in the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t seen the others in a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered where they had all been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord.\" Damian said. \"We’ve just returned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if only then had he noticed Damian’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And are all the packs in order?\" He asked Damian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, they are.\" Damian replied. \"We had no casualties. We could give you the breakdown if you’re ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave it till tomorrow.\" Xaden said, then he turned to Erik. \"What? The King demands my presence because of what I did to his nephew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You touched royal blood, Xaden.\" Erik said. \"It has consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden wanted to laugh. \"So it’s an issue when I touch someone in the royal family but not a problem when my family is killed? He knows he can’t face me. King or not. Moreover, he isn’t of royal blood. Neither is Alexander. I should have killed him off when I had the chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik sighed and looked at Jasmine, who, in turn, looked at her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden saw the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You knew?\" He asked Erik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik sighed. \"Yes, I did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So now we’re keeping secrets? That’s treason.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine remembered what Erik had been telling her about keeping secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jumped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had already been bloodshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew there would be more, but she wasn’t sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden was angry, and she could not predict what he would or wouldn’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was me.\" She said. \"I told him not to tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You again,\" Xaden said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He didn’t mean to.\" She started. \"I begged him. I didn’t want him to tell you because I was worried about what you would do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were worried I would separate you and your brother-in-law, weren’t you? That scream you made out back there was because you didn’t want me to hurt him, wasn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hushed her with a raised hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Xaden turned to Erik. \"I’ll let this slide. If Alex starts whining, shut him up, and the King knows better than to confront me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xaden was tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shoulder hurt, and he wanted to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed as he turned around to walk to his bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine followed him behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, why did you call me to the hall.\" She said. \"You haven’t told me yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a mean smile. \"You still want to dance for my men, half-naked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jerked back, and he saw the chill in her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing as he went back to his bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped in and took off his shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flung it aside and saw the wound that had begun to taint with black blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt sticky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would wait for Loren to treat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He called for the water in his baths to be brought to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard the servant bring in the bucket of hot water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was tired and preferred having the maid wash him herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took off his robe and strode naked to the bathroom, where the bathtub was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he heard the servant pouring the water in until it was hot enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped in and closed his eyes as the water soothed his tired body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes, and when he heard the servant begin to leave, he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will wash me tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he did not know was that the servant was none other than Jasmine.\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-06-06T04:22:13.101Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b8da17a3c98fc741986be7648e4a8c0b9f26d33b6dac234f76adf04b44d0a4c","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-92","the-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-chapter-90",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-alpha-s-unwanted-bride-cover.jpg"]