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.

girl? She is also good at fighting.She doesn't look like an ordinary werewolf.And just

deny that Zane was

were indeed

training, she would become a force to

decided to make an exception and

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

to it, so I handed her to

her to her

next morning, I arrived at the trial just when it

Jennifer, but there was

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

couldn't come on time? Everyone was looking

my throat and said, "The trial

crossed everyone's eyes

we wait for a

crowd began to whisper among themselves to vent their

couldn't care

to give the talent I liked a chance, even if

rushed into the venue,

all eyes turned to her, and countless curses and accusations

lowly slave! How dare

the right to make

kneel down and apologize to

and taunting, Jennifer's face

people were

disqualified from participating

voice fell,

are late,"I said,

happens again,

Mr.Jones," Jennifer replied respectfully

looking forward to her performance in the

hoped that she wouldn't let me

emcee announced loudly under

werewolves were

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

three werewolves would be selected to enter the elite

the top three, everyone fought fiercely and

enough, Jennifer

a big and rough she-wolf, who soon knelt

continued to defeat

of the werewolves were a

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

her, as if they had forgotten the

making any sound

eyes, she attacked swiftly and

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

the first round,

Linda 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

of them stood in the

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

the four of them, she was obviously in the worst

this round, the other two

was

were several times when I was afraid that she would collapse,

she was at

just when she was about to be knocked out of the circle, the only male competitor in the field attacked the other two she-wolves, causing

Jennifer didn't disappoint me.

saw the male competitor help her out, I flew into

straight at me, standing in the middle

her and congratulated her on her

good job today.I

you.I gave it

wiped the blood off the