The Alpha's Unwanted Bride

Chapter 338: SAVIOR

Jasmine was not sure whether to be relieved or afraid that it was Xaden.

On one hand she was glad to know that it was not someone who would have taken them captive and done worse and then on the other hand she was scared of what he was going to do to her.

She brought down her blade and was breathing so hard.

”What the hell are you doing here?” He asked as he stormed up to her and held her.

His eyes trailed over her like he was worried for her, as if he truly cared as if he wanted to know if he was okay.

Jasmine who had dropped Anna felt a sudden sense of relief to have him hold her.

Her heart leaped with joy knowing that the man she loved was here and that meant no matter how angry he was going to be with her, at least it was not someone else.

He touched her arm and his fingers were on the wet feeling of blood.

His eyes went up to her.

”What happened to you?” He asked.

She shook her head. ”It was only a scratch when the horse threw us.”

”The horse threw you? What horse?” He demanded. ”What the hell happened?”

And then Anna’s annoying voice interrupted it all.

”Xaden? Is that you?” She asked.

It was then Xaden realized Anna was there.

”Anna.” He said quickly as he rushed to his sister, completely forgetting about Jasmine.

He went down to her and held her.

”Are you okay?” He asked panicked. ”You’re bleeding.”

Then he turned to Jasmine. ”What happened? Where are the rest of the men? Where is everyone? Were you ambushed?”

Jasmine started to find her voice. ”Xaden actually I-

”Jasmine made us go out into the forest.” Anna Quickly said.

Xaden hardly blinked. ”What?!”

”She MADE me go along with her. Something about wanting to know who she was. I begged her.” Anna began to weep tears. ”She didn’t listen. And then we got kidnapped. I managed to escape and tried to save her along the way. She wanted to leave me when you came.”

Jasmine’s eyes were wide open in shock too stunned to even say a word.

He turned to face Jasmine now and his face was clouded with rage.

He got up and walked to Jasmine.

”Is this true?” He asked her.

Before she could even get a chance to respond.

He gave her a slap that send her brain spinning.

”How could you be so stupid!” He demanded.

Jasmine felt blood on her lip.

And for a split second it look like he regretted when he had done but his face became hard and grim.

”Xaden.” It was Eric now stepping up from

Behind.

Jasmine couldn’t even defend herself.

She had nothing to say.

Anna was behind smiling devilishly.

”I told you to let it go!” Xaden said. ”You risked my sister’s life with your stubbornness.”

Jasmine looked up at him. ”I only wanted to know who I was. You told me I was going to find out and would go to mage city but you went alone.”

”It was not your decision to make.” He said.

She smirked. ”I had no choice. This was the closest I would ever be.”

”And did you find out? Was it worth almost throwing away not just your life, but my sister’s too?” He demanded.

Jasmine regretted the fact that after everything she had done.

The risk she had taken she had not come up with anything fruitful.

”I thought as much.” He said. ”If you knew you wanted to make your own decisions as a human being why didn’t you stay back when I gave you the opportunity to?”

Jasmine’s mouth dropped and then she closed it back.

She herself wondered why she had stayed back instead of having her own life.

Then she found her voice and said. ”If I had asked to leave would you have truly let me?”

His face fell and shock was written all over his face.

A few seconds passed in silence and then he completely ignored that statement.

Purposely refusing to answer her question.

”You threw the ability to make yo own decision when you chose to remain with me. You belong to my pack and you belong to me.” He said arrogantly. ”I will deal with you later.”

And with that he picked Anna in his arms and together they walked towards the horses.

Jasmine hugged her arms unable to say a word.

Eric and kire came up to her side.

”Hey.” Eric said to her. ”Xaden was wrong. But that was a dumb thing you did.”

She went mute and looked down at her feet.

Kire rubbed his head against her waist and looked down at her with puppy dog eyes.

”You can ride with him.” Eric said as he walked back up to his own horse. ”Hey wants to keep you company.”

Jasmine sighed and climbed a very eager Kire.

She ruffled his fur and said. ”You’re the only one who isn’t angry and seems happy to see me.”

He wagged his large tail and then began to race after the rest.

Throughout the journey, Jasmine did not utter a word to anyone.

Xaden barely acknowledged her presence.

All Anna did was yap like a puppy non stop on how terrible Jasmine had been.

When they finally got to where they had left their travel party, they still had not realized that either Jasmine or Anna had gone missing.

”Lord Xaden.” One of the men said confused looking at both women.

He started to stutter.

”Did you even know that they had been gone the entire night?” A furious Xaden demanded.

They went quiet

”I left these women in your care barely hours ago and all hell broke loose.” Xaden said in anger.

His wolf was already growling.

”Please don’t yell at them.” Jasmine pleaded. ”I was the one who did it. They were only doing their job.”

”DID I ASK YOU TO SPEAK?!” Xaden growled at her.

”You’re blaming them for something that is my fault. I can not watch you do that.” Jasmine said.

”It was all their fault too.” Anna inputted. ”If they had been watching us as you had told them to, then Jasmine would have not tried to escape the way she did.”

Eric glared at Anna and turned his face away in annoyance at her bickering.

Jasmine went quiet and walked away.

”Let’s settle this later.” Eric said wisely.

Xaden was obviously pacing in annoyance.

Then he turned to Eric and literally handed Anna in his arms.

”See to it that her wounds are cleaned.” He said and stalked off in anger.

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”You’re blaming them for something that is my fault. I can not watch you do that.” Jasmine said.

”It was all their fault too.” Anna inputted. ”If they had been watching us as you had told them to, then Jasmine would have not tried to escape the way she did.”

Eric glared at Anna and turned his face away in annoyance at her bickering.

Jasmine went quiet and walked away.

”Let’s settle this later.” Eric said wisely.

Xaden was obviously pacing in annoyance.

Then he turned to Eric and literally handed Anna in his arms.

”See to it that her wounds are cleaned.” He said and stalked off in anger.

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Eric was extremely furious to have Anna in his arms.

He brought her to her feet and made her stand.

”Hey!” She complained.

”You can walk.” He said and stalked off.

”My brother told you to take care of me.” She said following him. ”I don’t want to hang out with you any more than you do. But I’m bleeding!”

He swore to himself and then abruptly stopped.

She landed right against his lean body and then her face went red.

”Come into my tent.” He instructed and went on ahead without caring if she followed him or not.

Anna mumbled to herself as she followed him right behind and once they were at his tent he went through his bag.

”You won’t invite me to seat?” She asked.

He himself took a seat and was staring at her.

She doubted he was going to invite her to have a seat so she angrily took a seat herself.

He ignored her grumblings as she fidgeted with her seat.

He went on preparing the water and clothes while she stood in anger at how he was ignoring her.

When Anna had first seen him, she thought that he was the most handsome man she had ever seen.

He was perfect.

Nothing like the other wolves she had met.

There was something special about him.

And she had given him side glances from time to time.

Tried to talk to him and involve him in the simplest way possible.

But for whatever reason or the other he barely acknowledged her.

But Jasmine he was always so sweet and kind to.

It infuriated her.

What did she have that she didn’t have?

That made men look after her in such a way.

She always had to make the effort with the men.

But for Jasmine.

It came so naturally. They were always looking at her.

Even when Xaden had been yelling at Jasmine Eric had stepped in to ease the tension.

That had annoyed Anna because she wanted Jasmine in all the trouble she could get her into.

”Bring your hand.” He ordered.

She frowned at him. ”That is not how you talk to a lady.”

He looked at her and without asking for her permission grabbed her arm and pulled her to him.

”Hey!” She cried in pain.

He began to clean the open wounds.