Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Anthony's POV: 

These days, I slowly began to accept the fact that I had lost my memories.Besides, my mother's current situation was much more pressing.

I stayed with her almost every day.This way, I could also avoid Caroline.

She was so clingy, showing up out of the blue and pestering me daily.

How on earth were we a couple? We were supposed to be siblings.

Just thinking about it gave me a headache.

As if this wasn't bad enough, my mother was in a coma and her prognosis did not look good.

I couldn't help but feel depressed these days.I didn't know who I could trust.I looked at my mother, who was lying unconscious in bed.

"Mom, can you wake up please? I need to know what happened.Are Caroline and I really in love? I have no idea why these things are happening.Please, just wake up and tell me."

But it was like talking to a wall.

Mother showed no signs of waking up; she didn't even stir.The more I was alone with my thoughts, the more irritable I became.

The only person I could talk to was Zane.

"Anthony, you should stay true to how you feel.I don't like Caroline either.I don't want her to be our mate.I highly doubt we'll fall in love with her a second time—that is, if we actually fell for her before.Maybe there's really something we don't know.We've lost some of our memories, after all."

"Forget it.Mom's health is of utmost priority right now.We can't afford to dwell on other stuff."

"Anthony, everything will be okay," Zane comforted me.

He seldom comforted me before.It seemed that my wolf had matured a lot after the incident.

Then, the doctor came inside the ward to check my mother's vitals.

His answer was the same as yesterday: there was little chance that my mother would wake up.

I sat on the side of the bed and gently wiped the sweat off my mother's forehead.

At this time, somebody knocked on the door.

Before I could respond, Caroline came in with a lunch box in tow.

Perhaps it was because I had refused her so often that she didn’t ask for permission to enter this time.

box and carefully laid out

this sandwich for you.It smells great.Anthony, come

me.Her cheeks were a bright red, and her eyes

you for visiting," I

"You're welcome."

fingers nervously and her cheeks

the sandwich that she made, but then I realized something strange.I

you just say that this smells good? Why can't

Caroline stopped talking abruptly and

wrong?" I narrowed my eyes

fact, I hadn't smelled a thing in

I couldn't

was temporary, but seeing the expression on

to the

told you.After all, we're werewolves and the

"Caroline," I interrupted her.

didn't want to hear

in no mood to eat anything now.You

the lunch

my sense of smell, I knew the

a moment, but

the lunch box slowly, as though she didn't

leaving you just because you've lost your sense of smell.And I'm sure Mom

was just trying to comfort me, but she only made

just wanted to be

even think about that right now.My words seemed to have triggered something in Caroline because she suddenly threw

Anthony.We're a couple! A couple shouldn't be so cold to

spoke, she leaned over

was going to do, I pushed her

can't just accept what you're claiming.Please

me and ran out of the

too harsh?

guilty, I

I reached the door, a box fell out of

I bent over and it

lay a feminine diamond

my engagement ring for Caroline? I

ring! Did I actually love her before? If that was the case, then

ring up close, I felt