Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 107

Jennifer's POV: 

Today, I saw my beloved.To be exact, I saw the lover whom I had lost.

The man standing before me was no longer the Anthony who loved me.

He was merely an empty shell of his former self.

First, it was my brother who had gotten amnesia.

Now, it was my mate.

What on earth had I done to deserve such an awful fate? I followed Daniel back to the banquet and took my seat.

I felt like a zombie as if my soul had been sucked out of my body.

I was in no longer in the mood to attend the banquet.

Daniel poured me a glass of water and asked, "Are you okay, Jennifer?"

I nodded halfheartedly.

"Cheer up.Nothing can truly separate you and Mr.Jones.Caroline will not get what she wants.He belongs to you so he will come back to you sooner or later."

I could tell that Daniel was worried that I would fall into a depression and was trying his best to comfort me.

I knew it was pointless to remain sad about the current situation, but I had yet to recover from the change.

After all, before I came here, my beloved had promised to wait for me to return.

But when I did, he had forgotten me and everything that we had been through together.

I knew that I was not going to be sad forever.

I just needed some time to accept reality.

"Don't worry, Daniel.I'll pull myself together eventually.I will get Anthony back and give Caroline what she deserves.You are right.She can't really keep what never belongs to her in the first place."

"That's a good start, Jennifer.I believe in you."

"Thank you.I'm really lucky to have a friend like you.I don't know what I would have done otherwise."

I turned to look at the stage.

There was a performance going on, but I was on high alert for any threats.

There were many activities and performances during the banquet.

At that moment, a magic show began.

Several magicians put on an amazing performance, and from time to time, they stepped off the stage to interact with the audience.

One magician took out a rose and gave it to Caroline.

My intuition told me that something was off about the magicians so I kept my eye on them.

Another magician walked up to me and offered me a lily.

I stood up with the intention of accepting the flower when he quickly swapped it with a pistol.

He pointed it at my heart and pulled the trigger.

Someone wanted me dead! Fortunately, I already had my guard up.

I had been on the lookout for anyone who might hurt me ever since I stepped foot in the venue.

To be honest, I had a bad feeling when the magician approached me.

Since Ella was the one who invited me to this banquet, why wouldn't she take this opportunity to get rid of me? I reacted quickly and managed to dodge the bullet.

I found myself backing up into a warm and familiar embrace.

When I looked behind me, I realized that it was Anthony.

His presence made me feel relieved.

Perhaps it was the power of love, but ! no longer felt scared.

Meanwhile, the rest of the magicians whipped out pistols and other weapons.

Gunshots rang out.

Some of the attackers had knives and tried to slash Anthony and me.

The banquet fell into chaos.

The crowd fled in different directions.

Anthony and I were clearly their targets.

"I'm fine.Don't worry about me, honey."

She froze immediately after the term of endearment slipped out.

After that, she said, "Thank you for saving me, Mr.Jones."

If I could be honest, saving her felt like second nature to me.

When I saw that she was about to be in danger, I could not help but take action.

Jennifer must have guessed what I was thinking because she explained, "You saved me on instinct because we are bonded mates.Now, do you believe that I am your mate? Caroline is a fake."

My lips curled up into a smile at her words.

Perhaps she was right.

After confirming that Jennifer was fine, I felt furious with Arthur.

After all, the assassination attempt happened in his territory, and yet, he was trying to find excuses to claw his way out of it.

I was not going to let him off that easy.

I declared to everyone, "Since this all happened during the anniversary celebration, Arthur should be held responsible."

"Mr.Jones, it's my fault that you were placed in danger, but please trust me.I will dig into this matter and shed light on who is the true culprit behind this," Arthur begged.

"Fine.We shall talk again about this after you conduct an investigation into the matter.But if I find out that you had something to do with the assassination..."

"Yes, Mr.Jones, thank you! I'll look into this right away."

With my permission, Arthur declared that the banquet was over due to an emergency, and he apologized to all of the guests.

Caroline rushed over to me.

"Are you all right, Anthony? Did you get hurt?"

Here was another person who only showed up once the danger was over.

Even though Caroline looked concerned about my safety, I didn't feel like talking to her—especially now that I suspected her of lying about our relationship.

I turned to face Jennifer.

"Jennifer, your arm is injured.Let's get you to a hospital."