Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 14

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.

"Carson is harmless compared to the prince!"

"Really? Is he that scary?" Daniel seemed to be amused.

"Carson is well-known for his strictness. Is the prince really harsher than him?"

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

"Every day after training, I feel like I'm going to collapse." Daniel didn’t reply.

He looked at me sympathetically, waiting for me to continue.

"Actually, there's something I can't seem to wrap my head around.Prince Anthony is always scowling. Doesn't he ever get tired? I seldom ever see any other expression on his face..."

Recalling the cold expression on my trainer's face, I pouted.  Just then, Daniel seemed to see something behind me and his expression changed dramatically.

But I continued to rant, regardless.

"Daniel, if you were trained by the prince for 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, won't he get Bell's palsy?"

Recalling the cold expression on my trainer's face, I pouted. He started to wink at me exaggeratedly, as though he wanted to say something.

Only then did I realize something was wrong. I turned around and looked up, only to see Anthony's icy face.

At that moment, I felt as if I stepped right into hell.

All the color drained from my face and my heart seemed to stop beating. Oh, my God! 

"Well..." I tried to find the words to explain to him, but I soon found that I had nothing coherent to say.

"If you have the energy to talk about such nonsense, it seems I didn't train you hard enough today. Let's add two more hours."

Without waiting for a response, Anthony turned around and headed back towards the training ground.me.

"Jennifer, return to the team for the time being.After the training ends, stay behind to receive your punishment."

As Kevin passed by me, Prince Anthony declared that I was also to be punished.

"Mr.Jones, Kevin harassed me. I was forced to fight back. I didn't do anything wrong,"

I 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 allow me to explain.

In the end, Kevin was severely punished, and I was not spared, either.Prince Anthony asked me to stay behind after training to accept my punishment.It had only been two days since I arrived at Marge Island.

Why did I have to receive two punishments in a row? I was the unluckiest werewolf ever! After all, I hadn't started the fight.