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.

is also good at fighting.She doesn't look like an ordinary werewolf.And just now, I saw the determination in her eyes.She wants to be stronger.She is a

deny that

were

right training, she would become a force to be reckoned

an exception and

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

so I handed her to

to

morning, I arrived at the trial

to find Jennifer, but there was no sign

that she attached great importance to the trials, so

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

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

everyone's eyes when they

we wait for

among themselves to vent their

care

liked a chance, even if it

Jennifer rushed into the venue, panting

her, and countless

lowly slave! How dare you come

right to make us

down and

taunting, Jennifer's

were being too

who make noise will be disqualified from participating in the

voice

are late,"I said,

again, you will

Mr.Jones," Jennifer replied respectfully with

looking forward to

hoped that she wouldn't let me

begin!"the emcee announced

the participating werewolves were

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

only three werewolves would be selected to enter the

be ranked among the top three, everyone

Jennifer didn't disappoint

rough she-wolf, who soon

continued to defeat

werewolves were a match

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

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

making any

eyes, she attacked swiftly and brutally, without caring

condone this sort of desperate fighting, but it proved

of the first round, there were only four werewolves

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

of them stood in

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

of them, she was

two she-wolves

face was

afraid that she would collapse, but she held on and calmly

confrontations, she was at a

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

Jennifer didn't disappoint me.

when I saw the male competitor

panted and looked straight at me, standing in the middle of the competition field in ragged

her and congratulated her

did a good

gave it my

blood off the