The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 126

Chapter 126: INTERLUDE

A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE BELLS WERE RUNG

Belle, who had still been reeling from her newfound discovery of Jasmine being her cousin and rightful heir to the throne, could hardly breathe.

After her humiliating confrontation with Aurora and even Jasmine, who had been so rude, she sadly sat down on her bed and mused while her mother made some potions.

"Don’t pout." Her mother said. "It makes you look ugly."

Belle pushed her face away. "You have no idea what it means to have everything you knew belonged to you threatened in a split second because of a nobody mother."

"Oh, I do know what it feels like." Her mother said. "Remember that I killed my sister."

Belle blinked. "Mother, you did that?"

"Of course I did. Do you think that your family line would exist if some other relatives hadn’t murdered each other? You wouldn’t even be alive by now. It was common for a lot of our ancestors to kill each other to get their hands on the throne." Her mother said as she howled into her pot.

"But in secret." Belle said. "Surely you were not allowed to do it in the open."

"Of course. If one were caught, then they would be killed." Her mother said. "A good number of our ancestors had been caught attempting to kill their siblings and were beheaded. The trick is making sure no one finds out. That’s why what you know would be with you and only you, do you understand me?"

Belle nodded. "Of course. Who shall I tell?"

"You like to hang around with the other Royal children." Her mother reminded.

Her mother was referring to their fat distant relatives who had royal bloodlines. None of them had come for the halo festival except Alexander.

"I don’t care about them." Belle said. "Right now, I just want Jasmine gone."

"And she would." Her mother said. "It’s a small problem, and we get rid of problems. The girl will die. So do not bother yourself so much."

Then the door opened, and Grandaunt Cherry came in. _{fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com}

"Your lipstick is smudged." Her mother remarked.

"Oh, that." Cherry said as she touched the side of her red lipstick. "Was getting pleasure from someone."

Belle wasn’t interested in hearing anything.

"Why is that one all sulky." Cherry asked.

"She is worried about Jasmine." Her mother said, "As we all should be. She beat down your most powerful spell. If Belle had slept with Xaden, none of this would have happened in the first place. We won’t be debating all this."

"Patience." Aunt Cherry said. "I’ve said this over and over again. Trying to avoid things only brings it further. We will be leaving this pack soon. Jasmine would soon be crowned, and then she could be Queen."

Then Cherry walked to the mirror and began to reapply her red lipstick.

"Speaking of Jasmine, I saw her in the bedroom with my sister. She is getting a little too friendly."

"You see why I want her gone!" Belle hissed. "We already know she is an imposter and not the one Xaden wants. Then why can’t we just expose it and then let him kill her!"

"Because if we do that, then we risk exposing that She is indeed your grandmother’s long-lost daughter." Princess Cherry said. "Bigger picture here."

"Then we just let her hang out with them?" An annoyed Belle asked.

They all had no idea of Cherry’s plans up her sleeve.