The Alpha’s Unwanted Bride
Jasmine is the first daughter of the great Alpha Bale. Because of her status as a bastard child, she lives a life maltreated scrubbing floors and attending to the needs of her father, step mother, step siblings and the entire pack. But her life makes a drastic turn when she is switched in place for her father’s legitimate daughter to be married off to the Handsome and Cold hearted Alpha Xaden. Xaden is determined to punish Jasmine for the sins of her father who had massacred his entire family, even though she is nothing like her father. Hate slowly turns to desire, fierce passion and finally love. But what happens when Xaden discovers that Jasmine, was planted as a spy to bring his downfall and was not in fact the original princess he was promised to? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Let this be a lesson to everyone. Royal or not, Alpha or Omega," He declares. "You will steer clear of what is mine. In my own territory. In my pack." With that, he tosses the bloodied arm aside and takes Jasmine away from their shocked gaze.
A SURPRISE MEAL
Early the following day, I woke up before any of the men.
I got down from the carriage and saw that they were all asleep.
When I walked up ahead towards the green forest we had found our way through, I saw the men keeping watch by the trees.
It had not been on purpose, but they were asleep.
I couldn't find Xaden in sight.
Maybe he slept elsewhere.
I hurried through the forests and searched for mushrooms and spices.
Once I found them, I put them in the little bag Xaden gave me last night's food.
I was careful not to pick the dangerous mushrooms.
Back home in the pack, Urma, a healer, had shown me how to pick mushrooms and spices and differentiate them from poisonous ones.
Also, I had been cooking in the kitchen and knew how to make meals.
I looked for other ingredients, like pepper and onions.
It was a vibrant forest; you would think someone farmed it while growing in the wild.
When I returned, I quietly skinned the pig's cousin and opened the stomach, cleaning it and washing it all out.
Then, I mixed the spices and rubbed them into and around the meat.
I set it aside and tried to revive the fire.
When it had come back up, I put a stick through the meat and set it over the fire.
As the meat cooked on a slow heat, I turned to a large can the men had used to boil water last night and used it to make some gravy.
It smelt delicious.
I mixed some cheese with the meat and then added rosemary and herbs.
It seemed to be cooking well.
I tasted the gravy that had been cooking on the other fire, which tasted lovely.
I used a small can to collect the oil and sauce seeping from the meat and pour them into the gravy can.
Then I went back to taste it.
It was perfect.
I would have made something better if I were back home in the pack.
As I watched over the almost-done meal, I felt someone grab the back of my dress and pull me up.
I was hurled around and made to face a very angry Xaden.