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

had wanted to kill me back

alive, of course she would try to eliminate me as soon as possible so that

used to be good friends once, but now, there was a

mind to kill me, I would

enough to achieve my goal of

didn't have any

couldn't be sure that it was Ella just by listening to Skylar's one-sided

I would be careful with

she did turn out to be

to verify Skylar's words, I decided to

chance for that

next day, the sun shone high in the

us to the seaside to start

training ground, most of us

of scenery that the seaside

the trainees were eager

swimsuits and putting on diving glasses, we walked to

my feet, I squinted

bright sun, Skylar held my arm and

the sky.The breeze is also

voice brought me back

at Ella, who

wearing a black bikini that showed off her figure and made her

she made eye contact with me and

emotion in her eyes, and her smile sent

anymore.Instead, I began to silently plan

to go into

Carson said loudly.

we all lined up and waded out into

she was one of the first ones to enter the water, and even urged me when she saw that I

come here.Let's go together," she called

go ahead first. I'll join you

I pressed my lips into a thin line and slowly waded out

my movements look clumsy, like this was one of my first times swimming

after seeing all the trainees swim far

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

farther and farther away from

I was left alone.

ahead with everyone else, looked back at me several times, but

slowed her pace, causing her to fall behind like

I saw that she was close enough, I decided that it was time to

and splashed in the water, stirring a

"Help, it hurts..."

to kick my legs, but my body kept sinking into

swim with my injury.Someone

accidentally took a big gulp of the

spinning because of the

rest of the trainees had

be injured and drowning in the water for a purpose—to lure the