Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Anthony's POV: 

When Jennifer's body tilted to the side, I couldn't help reaching out to catch her.

As soon as she fell in my arms, my heart throbbed with concern.

Her body was covered with blood and mud, but strangely, I didn't find her dirty at all.

When coming to the Dark River Pack, I never imagined that I would meet my mate here.

Today, I had seen her for the first time at the welcome ceremony.

Although she was wearing old and torn rags, her beauty could not be concealed.

The fragrance of mate bond coming from her hit me like a brick, Knocking the breath out of me.

My heart beat violently the moment I laid eyes on her.

However, I was careful not to show any reaction.

After all, it was a public occasion, and there were many eyes on me.

To my surprise, however, Jennifer's reaction was also calm and collected.

If any other she-wolf had realized that I was their mate, they would have been so excited that they would have jumped up on the spot and shouted it to everyone.

Therefore, I was very satisfied with Jennifer's reaction.

Being from the royal family, I had seen a lot of beautiful she-wolves before, but not only was my mate beautiful, she was also smart, rational, and self-conscious.

She had all the qualities that I liked and appreciated.

Therefore, she would make an ideal partner.

In fact, I had never been interested in finding my mate.

A mate was just a weakness that my enemies could take advantage of.

I had something important to do, and I couldn't let a mate hold me back.

However, my mother's biggest wish was for me to find my mate.

Ever since my father died in battle, my mother was in poor health because she couldn't take the loss.

Recently, her condition had worsened.

No one knew how long she would be able to hold on.

Now that I found my mate, I couldn't let my mother die with regret.

I needed Jennifer's help to appease my mother.

But it would be just be a favor that she would be doing me.

I figured that I could talk to her about the situation and ask for her opinion.

Even if we wouldn't be mates in the future, Jennifer would still...

"Anthony, you obviously like her.Don't restrain yourself.This is a mate bond.It's not something you can control,"

Zane, my wolf, shouted excitedly in my mind, interrupting my line of thought.

"I don't want a mate,"I told him sternly.

"Things are different now.You have feelings for her.Don't try to deny it.And stop using your mother as an excuse."

"I don't have feelings for her."

"Fine! Then at least accept her for the sake of your mother and me.Accept our mate!"

"Do you like her?"I asked curiously.

course! When was the last time we saw such a strong -willed girl? She is also good at fighting.She doesn't look like an ordinary werewolf.And just now, I saw the determination

couldn't deny that

abilities were

right training, she would become a force

an exception and

at Jennifer, who was lying unconscious in my arMs.I had never held a girl in

it, so I handed her to a servant behind

her to her

I arrived at the trial just

around eagerly to find Jennifer, but there was no sign

trials, so it did not

that she couldn't come on time? Everyone was looking at me, waiting for me to announce the

said, "The trial

eyes when they heard

we wait

crowd began to whisper among themselves to vent their

couldn't care less what

to give the talent I liked a chance, even if

into the venue, panting

to her, and countless curses

slave! How dare you

don't have the right

down and apologize

the crowd's insults and taunting, Jennifer's face

people were being too

will be disqualified from participating

as my voice

late,"I said,

happens again,

Jennifer replied respectfully with

I was looking forward to her

hoped that she wouldn't

begin!"the emcee announced loudly

participating werewolves were divided into

other, and the winner would advance to the

werewolves would be selected

be ranked among the

Jennifer didn't

she defeated a big and rough she-wolf, who soon knelt down and begged for her

she continued to defeat

of the werewolves were

more she showed her strength in the competition

for her, as if they had forgotten the fact that she

making any sound even when she

and brutally, without caring about

didn't condone this sort of desperate fighting, but it proved that she

first round, there were only

Miller, and Jennifer Smith! Congratulations, you four have held on to the end.The second round will be a group battle.The four of you will compete in the circle, and the first to fall out of the circle will be eliminated.The

the four of them stood in the competition

in the previous battles, Jennifer also carried the wounds that

of the four of them, she

round, the other two she-wolves ganged

was deathly

were several times when I was afraid that she would

several confrontations, she was

only male competitor in the field attacked the other two she-wolves, causing one of them to fall out of

Jennifer didn't disappoint me.

some reason, when I saw the male competitor help her out,

looked straight at me, standing in the middle of the competition

up to her and

did a good job today.I

you.I gave it

the blood off the corner of