Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Caroline's POV: 

As the crowd gathered around, Austin reached for my hand and held it tightly.

Seeing all of these familiar faces, I felt a bit strange, as though I had been cut off from the rest of the world for ages.

The elders who used to smile at me raised their eyebrows and looked at me with disdain.They must've hated me to the core.

"Don't be afraid, okay? Whatever happens, I'm here for you," Austin whispered in my ear as he noticed my discomfort.

Moved, I looked him in the eye and nodded slightly.I would've been lying if I said I wasn't afraid, but...I could totally understand where their anger was coming from.

"Elders, how can I help you?" Anthony asked in a calm manner.

All of a sudden, the crowd burst into an uproar.

"Mr.Jones! Please explain why you've brought those sinners back to the royal palace?" an elder demanded angrily.

The rage in his voice made me tremble slightly.

It was finally happening! Ever since I found out that we were coming back here, I knew that the elders would be furious.

And they had every right.

Austin and I were sinners.

We shouldn't have been brought back here.I didn't know how to face all this, so I just lowered my head and stood beside Austin in silence.

Anthony's voice continued to ring beside me.

"Everyone, please calm down first."

"No! They're sinners!" someone shouted rudely.

"Mr.Jones, why are they here? I hope you can explain!"

"Yeah! Austin murdered our former king, your father.It was already merciful of us to let him live.How could you let him come back from his exile? Isn't it obvious that he'll form a rebellion and try to usurp the throne?"

I clearly felt Austin's grip on my hand tightening.Somehow, I plucked up enough courage to look up.

aristocrats and the elders, there were

at me with hatred in their

eyes of a noblewoman, she immediately scowled at

me and cried, "And Caroline is a heartless bitch.She almost killed Mrs.Jones, the woman who took her in and loved her.She's in the same league as Austin.Sparing her life was already the greatest act

I felt so ashamed that I

loss and just wanted to find a

hand.When I looked at her

by her warmth, I felt

courage.I gritted my

deserve to die.I'm

I bowed deeply to

well.I didn't know

Austin echoed my sentiments.

also bowed to

the point of saying sorry? The previous king is already dead!" An elder pointed at Austin and

back to where you

suddenly boomed across

know that it

reason.I hope you can all calm down first so that we can explain things

we decided to bring Caroline and Austin back was because they saved our

have turned a new leaf and grown to be kind-hearted.Moreover,

and mother, tears welling up in my eyes.I

to offset their sins and they can be pardoned for their previous crimes," Anthony said

to differ!" an elder

if you had such a plan in mind, you should've held a meeting with the elders to discuss it with us first! You can't just forgive these two evildoers so quickly!" an elder

steal a glance at Anthony.I had wronged him too many times.Did I really have to make things difficult for my

"Please don't make things difficult for

POV: I didn't expect that the once willful Caroline would become

as a ghost, but

from the stubborn and domineering girl in my memory.I smiled gently.I was so glad

many mistakes, I always saw her as

the heart to keep on punishing her, not to mention she

you know you're guilty, then get out of here! Don't come

didn't buy it at all.Seeing their hostile faces, I couldn't

was why we brought her back to the royal palace on such short notice.Rest assured, I wasn't planning to hide it from you.In fact, I was about to call for a meeting with the elders

that meeting, we would never