The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34: POISONED

ERIK’S POV

Erik considered ordering one of the guards to send Jasmine to be released and let up in the servant’s room, but then he decided against it.

He would go himself.

Erik didn’t pity the girl; he felt that Xaden was being a bit extreme.

He sure as hell didn’t trust her—far from it. After all, she was the daughter of a monster, which meant she had her father’s traits.

But her eyes were different.

She was a latent wolf, and that just made matters worse.

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From the moment he saw her, he expected her to be rude and mean, but she shocked him by being extremely gentle.

All through.

Even when she had walked the journey and still been in pain, she had never complained.

It had amazed him.

She was quiet and gentle.

Something seemed to be off, but if Xaden said that he had smelt her blood, then guessed maybe it was just one of the Moonlight pack tricks.

He hated them, especially after what they had done to him.

They had left Jade for him to raise all alone.

He walked down the hallway and stopped in her bedroom.

He stepped in and saw her sound asleep in her bed; the dark curls that her mother had had were over the pillow.

He gently touched her cheeks.

He would have probably never gotten her had it been for Xaden.

She was safe and sound here, and he owed him that for life.

It had been so horrible raising her on his own and watching her ask him where Mummy was and be unable to provide an answer for her.

But now she was five, and she didn’t know better.

She believed her mother was on a journey and would soon return.

How the hell was he going to tell her that she would never see her again?

He kissed her forehead, and she stirred and went back to sleep.

Then he left the room and went down the hall.

He kept on walking down the stairs until he was at the dungeon.

"Gamma Erik!" The guards stood at attention.

He nodded. "Where is the prisoner who was brought in?"

"She is just down in her cell." One of the guards answered.

This was the most heavily guarded cell in the dungeon.

There were about three different doors, and each door held two other guards.

Erik now stood at the last door with the previous duo of guards in.

"She will be taken to the servant’s quarters." He said.

The guards blinked at him.

"I’m sorry. But Alpa Xaden was the one who instructed that she be brought down here." One of the guards said,

Erik turned to stare at the guard, and the guard began to tremble.

"Do not speak back at me." He warned.

The guards nodded quickly.

"Open the cell." He ordered.

They quickly did.

Erik didn’t need to go far.

He saw her leaning against the wall.

"Open the main cell."

And one of the men did.

"Missus, you will be taken to the servant’s quarters." The guard said, but she didn’t move.