Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Austin's POV:

"Mr.Jones, your brother and Miss Smith have arrived.Would you like to invite them in now?"

I was dealing with state affairs in the study when an attendant came to inform me about Anthony and Jennifer's arrival.

I raised my gaze from the documents on the desk and stared at the door.

It was hot outside.

I really wished that I could make Anthony wait longer in the burning heat, but I couldn't humiliate him like that for the time being.

That bastard had been lucky enough to survive.

But since he had come back alive, I had to express my condolences to him in person.

In this way, I could not only show my concern for my younger brother to the elders, but I could also take the opportunity to ask Anthony about those vampires.

Moreover, I was curious about the trainee who had been caught together with Anthony.

Even though Anthony had been up against so many vampires, he had managed to escape in the end.

I highly suspected that the trainee had made a great contribution.

"Call them in," I ordered.

"Yes, Mr.Jones."

Not long after, the attendant returned to the room with Anthony, who was followed by a beautiful girl.

I heard that this she-wolf was the strongest one among the current trainees.

Now that I saw her in person, I was even more interested in her.

I sat upright, feeling a lot less upset all of a sudden.

"Greetings, Mr.Jones ."

The two of them greeted me and bowed to me.

I wasn't pleased to see Anthony, but as reluctant as I was, I had to come to him and help him up.

I wished that Anthony would've died in the vampires’ territory, but he was lucky enough to survive.

Now, I had to pretend to show my condolences to him.

as if I

are you being so formal? You did a great job fighting against the

a member

lofty that I could not

to escape on your own.As your elder brother, I have to take responsibility for not saving you sooner," I

was an accident.You don't have to blame

see you

pleasantries with Anthony, I let go of his hand and turned to the

your name?" I asked

my name is Jennifer

filled with both the tenderness of a

mere trainee on such a dangerous mission with him? Was there more to their relationship? Judging by the chemistry between the two of them, I guessed that my younger brother had fallen in love with she-wolf, so I decided to sound them

all the trainees, you're the strongest.Since that's the case, I would like to give you a royal mission.If you can fulfill it, you will be praised by the

I spoke, I

long face and refused me before

been training for long.The most important thing for her now is to continue training and

words more or less confirmed my guess there was something going on between him

I nodded at Anthony.

two of you are already here, you should stay

wanted another opportunity to

weapon in

Jennifer's POV: 

the royal palace to discuss

strange tension

me that he wanted me to carry out a royal mission, but

know what Anthony was

mission would be a great way for me to develop my skills and

knew that he must have a reason for refusing

the king insisted

was very different from the time when I had dinner with

were a lot more luxurious, and the whole affair was stiff

didn't look close at

anything, they looked like they were strangers.I found this particularly odd, since Austin looked only

with such a small

dining table, Austin sat at the head of the table, while Anthony

of them spoke, which made the

in the same depressing atmosphere,

there's no need to be so reserved.You made a huge contribution to our victory

you, Mr.Jones," I replied with a polite