Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Jennifer's POV:

After staying in the hospital for a week to recover, I was finally discharged and able to see the sun again.

Breathing the fresh air outside around me, I couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

As soon as I returned to the dormitory, Skylar greeted me with a warm hug.

"Welcome, beautiful Jennifer,"she said, rubbing her cheek against mine.

"I was almost bored to death while you were away.

Thank God you're back! Have you completely recovered now?"

"Almost."I nodded slowly.

A bad feeling arose in the pit of my stomach as I remembered how I had fallen into the trap in the jungle.

"But I suspect that someone set me up.

There were so many of us who participated in the jungle exploration that day, but I was the only one who fell into a trap and almost died.

Isn't that weird? Besides, Marge Island belongs to the royal family.

Hunters aren't allowed there.

So why was there a trap? It doesn't add up.

I have to carefully look into this matter.

Whoever set this trap for me, I won't let them go!"

"Jennifer, you suspect something too?"

Skylar's expression suddenly became serious.

"Actually, there's something that has been bothering me.I wanted to tell you about it when I came to visit you at the hospital, but you were in poor health at that time, so I decided to wait until after you were discharged."

Seeing her beckon me closer, I leaned in and let my ear hover in front of her lips.

After looking around to make sure that no one else was around, Skylar whispered, "That day, I saw a she-wolf in the jungle.She was acting sneaky and vigilant, which I found a bit weird.I saw her wandering around a grassland for a long time.I didn't pay much attention to her at that time.But after your accident, my mind kept going back to that scene over and over again.It couldn't have been a coincidence."

"Who was she?"I asked through gritted teeth.

I couldn't forget the pain of falling into the deep pit and being stabbed all over my body.

"I think it was...Ella."

Skylar's face was scrunched up in concentration as she tried to accurately recall the details of that day.

"I remember what she was wearing.I don't think I'm wrong.Jennifer, you don't look good.Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."I shook my head and sneered inwardly.

So it was Ella.

Her father had already committed unforgivable crimes against my family.

let me go? But it was not

wanted to kill me

try to

used to be good friends once, but now, there was a deep chasm between us that we could

important thing was, if Ella made up her mind to kill me, I would always be in danger from

survive long enough to achieve my goal of

at the moment, I didn't have any evidence that Ella

it was Ella

matter what, I would

she did turn out to be the culprit, I

Skylar's words, I decided to set a trap for

chance for

day, the sun

took all of us to the

the training ground, most

that the seaside provided put everyone in high

trainees were eager to have a

on diving

warm sand under my feet, I

held my arm and began to

like the sea and the beach? The water here is so blue, just like the sky.The breeze is

voice brought me back to

Ella, who was standing not far

that showed off

to sense my gaze, because she made eye contact

in her eyes, and her smile sent a chill down

at her anymore.Instead, I began to

ready to go into

Carson said loudly.

we all lined up and waded out into the sea one by

sea, because she was one of the first ones to enter the water, and even urged me when she saw that I was still standing on

here.Let's go together,"

first. I'll join you

a while, I pressed my lips into a thin line and slowly

was one

trainees swim far away that

participating in the swimming training seemed to be as comfortable in the water as mermaids

farther and farther

I was left alone.

was swimming ahead with everyone else, looked back at me several times, but I pretended not to see her and simply swayed

causing her to fall behind

she was close enough, I decided that it was time

my hand and splashed in the water, stirring a lot

"Help, it hurts..."

but my body kept sinking

swim with my

I accidentally took a big

spinning because of the

ups and downs, I desperately shouted for help, but the rest of

drowning in the water for a purpose—to lure the culprit