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.

not let me go? But it was not

wanted to kill me back then,

she would try

of us used to be good friends once, but now, there was a deep chasm between us that we could never

to kill me,

enough to achieve my goal of taking revenge, I had to

I didn't have any evidence that Ella had tried

it was

I would be

in case she did turn out to be the culprit,

to set a trap

luckily for me, the chance for that

day, the sun shone high in the

all of us to the seaside to start swimming

most of us were bored and

of scenery that the seaside

eager to have a

putting on diving glasses, we walked to

feet, I squinted my eyes

my arm and began

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

voice brought me back to

Ella, who was standing

bikini that showed off her figure and made her

seemed to sense my gaze, because she made eye contact with me

no emotion in her eyes, and

not wanting to look at her anymore.Instead, I began to silently plan what I was going to do

ready to

Carson said loudly.

guidance, we all lined up and waded out into

obviously eager to swim in the sea, because she was one of the first ones to enter the water, and even urged me when she saw that I was still

come here.Let's go together,"

first. I'll join you

the shore for a while, I pressed my lips into a thin line and slowly waded out into

clumsy, like this was one of my first times swimming in the

swim far away that

training seemed to be as comfortable in the water as

farther and farther

I was left alone.

back at me several times, but

pace, causing her to fall

was close enough, I decided that it was time to put my

splashed in the water, stirring a

"Help, it hurts..."

tried to kick my legs, but

my injury.Someone help

accidentally took a

because of

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

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