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

to kill me back

had found out that I was still alive, of course she would try to eliminate me as soon as

but now, there was a deep chasm between us that we could never

mind to kill me, I would always be in

survive long enough to achieve my goal

any evidence that Ella had tried to

was Ella just by listening to

would

case she did turn out to be the culprit, I wouldn't

words, I decided to set

me, the chance for that came sooner than

the sun

to the

on the training ground, most of us were bored and

the seaside

trainees were eager

putting on diving glasses,

under my feet, I squinted my eyes

held my arm and began to

so blue, just like the sky.The breeze is also gentle

brought me

who was

a black bikini that showed off her figure and made

my gaze, because she made eye contact with

was no emotion in her eyes, and her

look at her anymore.Instead, I began to silently plan what I was going to

ready to

Carson said loudly.

guidance, we all lined up and

ones to enter the water, and even urged me when she saw that

here.Let's go together," she called

ahead first. I'll join you

on the shore for a while, I pressed my lips into a thin line

deliberately made my movements look clumsy, like this was

only after seeing all the trainees swim far

seemed to be as comfortable in the water as mermaids would

else was getting farther and farther

I was left alone.

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

gradually slowed her pace, causing her to fall behind

close enough, I decided that it was time to put

covered my chest with my hand and splashed in the water, stirring

"Help, it hurts..."

my legs, but my body

with my

a big gulp

spinning because of

the rest of the trainees had already swum too far away to hear

pretending to be injured and drowning in the water for a purpose—to lure the culprit out of