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.

time we saw such a strong -willed girl? She is also good at fighting.She doesn't look like

couldn't deny that Zane was

abilities were

training, she would become

was why I decided to make an exception

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

was not used to it, so I handed her

her to

the trial just when it was

around eagerly to find Jennifer, but there was

so it did

she was badly injured yesterday that she couldn't come on time? Everyone

trial is delayed.Let's wait until everyone is

eyes when they

we wait for a

began to whisper among themselves to

couldn't care

I liked a chance,

rushed into the venue, panting

her, and

slave! How dare you

right

better kneel down and

by the crowd's insults and taunting, Jennifer's face went pale.I

people were

noise will be disqualified from participating in the

soon as my voice fell,

late,"I said, looking

it happens again, you will

respectfully with her

fact, I was looking forward to her performance

hoped that she wouldn't let me

announced loudly under my

werewolves were divided into

each other, and the

would be selected to enter

order to be ranked among the top three, everyone fought fiercely

Jennifer

a big and rough she-wolf,

to defeat every opponent

the werewolves were a match for

her strength in the competition field, the more the crowd warmed up

applauding and cheering for her, as if they had forgotten the fact that she was a

warrior, without making any sound even

attacked swiftly and

condone this sort of desperate fighting, but it proved that she was fierce and

first round, there were only four

be a group battle.The four of you will compete in the circle, and the first to fall out of the

of them

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

of them, she

round, the other two she-wolves ganged

was deathly

that she would collapse, but

confrontations, she was at a

the only male competitor in the field attacked the

Jennifer didn't disappoint me.

when I saw the

me, standing in the middle of the competition field

to her and congratulated

good

gave

and wiped the blood off the corner of her