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.

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

that

were

right training, she would become

I decided to make an exception and

lying unconscious in my arMs.I had never held a girl in my

not used to it, so I handed her to a servant behind

her to her

I arrived at the trial just when it was about

to find Jennifer, but there was no sign

that she attached great importance to the trials, so it did not make sense for her to not

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

my throat and said, "The trial is delayed.Let's wait until everyone

eyes when

we wait for

began to whisper among themselves to vent

couldn't care

a chance, even if it meant making everyone else

rushed into the venue,

turned to her, and

lowly slave! How dare

the right to make

down and apologize to

and taunting, Jennifer's face went pale.I

were being too

who make noise will be disqualified from participating in the

voice fell, everyone shut

late,"I said,

it happens again, you will be

respectfully with her head

was looking forward to her performance in

that she wouldn't let me

announced loudly under

participating werewolves were

of werewolves would fight against each other, and the winner would advance to the next

three werewolves would be

to be ranked among the top three, everyone fought fiercely

Jennifer didn't disappoint

big and rough she-wolf, who soon knelt

continued to

of the werewolves were

in the competition field, the more the crowd

as if they had forgotten the fact that

warrior, without making any sound even when she

swiftly and brutally, without caring about

but it proved that

round, there were only four werewolves

will compete in the circle, and the first to fall out of

the four of them

participants had been wounded in the previous battles, Jennifer also carried the wounds that she

of the four of them, she was obviously

the other two she-wolves ganged up to

was

several times when I was afraid that she would collapse, but she held

confrontations, she

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

Jennifer didn't disappoint me.

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

at me, standing in the middle of the competition field

walked up to her and

did a good job today.I

you.I gave it my

wiped the blood off the corner of her