Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Anthony's POV: 

If I were to be completely honest, I loathed the idea of Jennifer sharing a meal with Carl.I just hated the way he looked at her, as though he coveted my beloved she -wolf.

Every single time they met, Carl would fix his eyes on Jennifer, as though she was the only thing that interested him in this world.

However, Jennifer and Carl were good childhood friends.

Wasn't it normal for friends to have chat and have dinner together? My rational mind told me that I needed to lighten up a little.

Plus, I loved Jennifer.I loved her independent soul.I knew that she wasn't the kind of she-wolf that would take her relationship lightly.I needed to understand and trust her.So I relented and accompanied her to see Carl.

When Jennifer and I approached the restaurant entryway, the doorman bowed to me.

"Mr.and Mrs.Jones, this way please!"I nodded, took Jennifer's hand and together, we followed the waiter into the restaurant.

Carl was already there, sitting by the window and reading the menu.

"Hi, Carl, I hope we didn't keep you waiting!"

Jennifer greeted him warmly.

I also nodded to him curtly.Carl stood up and reached out his hand to me.

"Don't worry.I just got here.It’s nice to see you again, Mr.Jones."

"Hello, Alpha Carl."

Because Carl behaved so politely, I needed to reciprocate.I reached out to shake his hand, then quietly pulled out a chair for Jennifer.

"Here, honey."

"Thank you, honey!"Jennifer sat down, smiling up at me.

"Mr.Jones, I don’t know what sort of food you like, so please order whatever you want,"Carl said as he handed me the menu.

I accepted it graciously and skimmed through it.I quickly ordered Jennifer's favorite dishes.

"Carl, how about you? What do you like to eat?"Jennifer asked politely.

"I'm good with anything."Carl sat opposite us with a big smile.

"Do you still hate spicy food, Carl? I remember that you used to cry whenever you ate something spicy,"

Jennifer teased Carl and tittered.

Carl also chuckled.

"Of course I eat spicy food now.I'm an adult after all."

Seeing how casually the two interacted, I felt a little unhappy.

How dare he talk and laugh so naturally with my queen? "Let me order a few more dishes."I waved at a waiter and pointed at the braised hot and spicy shrimps and spicy chicken wings on the menu.

"We'll have this and this.I want them to be as spicy as possible."

When Jennifer saw the dishes I ordered, she snickered.

over, she whispered in my ear,

just want to see if Carl would dare to ask my queen out ever again,"I whispered back, which made her laugh

ordering the food?"Carl suddenly

menu back to the

eat spicy food, Carl, there's no

you for the concern, Jennifer,"

her first name? With his status,

Jones.

and nodded.If she was okay with it, I couldn't force Carl to change the way he addressed her.I could do nothing but look at Carl coldly, not bothering to hide my hostility.I hoped that he would get the message and stop staring at my

Carl's POV: 

I talked and laughed with Jennifer.We reminisced our childhood, recalling the

it under my pillow.But one night, the teeth underneath my pillow kept poking me so I couldn't fall asleep!"I spoke to Jennifer in an

Carl, you're so funny!"Jennifer

only put one tooth under my pillow, and then my mother told me that the tooth fairy

help but laugh

couldn't infect one

her, sliced his

been looking at me in this way ever since I started chatting with Jennifer.He probably was so unhappy to see another man make his

the dissatisfaction in his eyes, but I didn't care at all.I simply smiled

royalty.He might've fought a bit to take back the throne,

his queen, not his

could he do to

the food is ready to be

waitress came over, pushing a food cart

you a glass of juice,"I said, standing

before my hand could even touch her glass, Anthony

thanks.Let me

was

do but awkwardly sit back down and watch as he

"Thank you, honey."

Anthony sweetly.I

are high

began to shell shrimps for

too many.It's not good to

just

looked at Anthony

at Anthony, I felt very

matter how close I was to Jennifer, I was still an outsider.She loved

It was obvious.

Anthony loved her

loved each other so much that maybe

about this, I felt very bitter, but there was nothing I could

this moment, Anthony suddenly stood up, snapping me

smile, he pushed a plate of spicy

dish, Alpha Carl.This is the specialty here.It tastes very good.I

thank you, Mr.Jones,"I said with a

the king himself personally served a dish to

I dared to refuse him, it would

past his scheme, I had no choice but to

fork