Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Jennifer's POV: 

Prince Anthony seemed to be looking at me and Daniel.

After letting his gaze linger on me a second longer, he turned away and then left without a backward glance.

I scratched my head in confusion.

What was the matter with Anthony? Was he just some moody werewolf? Or did I somehow offend him? "Jennifer, what's on your mind?"

Daniel waved his hand in front of me, trying to get my attention.

"Is something bothering you?"

"What? Oh, it's nothing."I gestured for him to sit next to me on the lawn.

"Thanks for bringing snacks!"

"No worries.We're friends."

He opened the shopping bag and handed me a bag of chips.

"I heard that girls like eating chips, so I figured you might want some, too."

Friends? What a precious word! He was the noble Alpha’s heir, yet he was willing to be friends with someone like me.

"That's really nice of you, Daniel.Yes, we are friends." My eyes stung a little.

I was so moved that I found myself wanting to cry.

I took the snack gratefully, tore the bag open, and shared the chips with him.

"Jennifer, you did great today,"  Daniel said.

"I'm honored to be friends with you!"

"Me too."

Even though we had just met, it felt like we were old friends.

I felt like I could talk to him about anything under the sun.

We talked for so long and covered so many topics that we realized we had a lot of things in common.

Daniel was well-informed, funny, and outgoing.

Chatting with him was pretty fun. I felt very lucky to have him as a friend.

"You know what? Anthony is as emotionless as a psychopath," I complained, pursing my lips.

harmless compared to

scary?"

his strictness. Is the prince really harsher than

I am telling the truth!" I rubbed my sore shoulder and

I feel like I'm

me sympathetically,

always scowling.

Just then, Daniel seemed to see something behind me and his

I continued

just one day, you'd know how I feel. Sometimes, I wonder if I'll freeze to death under his cold stare. You don't know how scary his eyes look! Plus, he's moody. I can never guess what he's thinking. And why can't he change his expression? If he keeps this up,

the cold expression on my trainer's face, I pouted. He started to wink at me

wrong. I turned

I felt as if I

the color drained from my face and my heart seemed to stop

to find the words to explain to him, but I

nonsense, it seems I didn't train

turned around and

for the time being.After the training ends, stay behind to receive your

by me, Prince Anthony declared

to fight

protested as I couldn't accept that I was getting punished as well and I tried to defend my actions.But Prince Anthony didn't even

asked me to stay behind after training to accept

receive two punishments in a row? I was the unluckiest

just trying to defend myself.No matter how I thought about it, I found

today's training indignantly.After everyone else left the training

punish me today?"I asked curtly,

dare to disrespect a member of the royal family, no matter what.But today,

ask you to stay behind to actually give you punishment," Prince Anthony said

training today. Among this group of trainees, you

a long time, I was stunned.I wasn't imagining

smiling at me! The way the corners of his mouth slowly curled

now? He knew how strong

still be stronger,"Prince Anthony

again.But this time, you have to take

"Well..."

couldn't help but hesitate.He was a prince.I

"Don't worry.Let's start,"

Anthony urged in a cold voice and punched me at the same

toward me, I had no choice but to jump into action and

have to be quick and forceful, and your feet have to

while, he held my wrist with his warm

ears turn red.The

sun was setting, which meant that Prince Anthony and I had already been sparring in the training ground