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.

addition to the aristocrats and the elders, there were also guards

them glared at me with hatred

I inadvertently met the eyes of a noblewoman,

who took her in and loved her.She's in the same league as Austin.Sparing her life was already the greatest

felt so ashamed that I lowered my head

complete loss and just wanted to find

Jennifer suddenly took my other hand.When I looked at her in

her warmth, I felt a lump form in my

courage.I gritted my teeth and cut those

was all my fault! I deserve to die.I'm sorry.I committed all those crimes because I

spoke, I bowed

well.I

Austin echoed my sentiments.

also bowed to them and

is already dead!" An elder pointed

back to where

suddenly boomed across

quarrel like this.And you must know that it

all calm down first so that we can

they saved our lives.Our boat capsized at sea.It

a new leaf and grown to be kind-hearted.Moreover, Alice needs the care of her own mother and father,"

tears welling up in my eyes.I was so moved that I was at a loss for

offset their

beg to differ!" an elder

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 said, his voice filled with emotion.Seeing that

couldn't help but steal a glance at Anthony.I had wronged him too many times.Did I really have to make things difficult for

"Please don't make things difficult for Anthony.Austin and I

didn't expect that the once willful Caroline would become so

a ghost, but her expression was

was totally different from the stubborn and domineering girl in my memory.I smiled gently.I was so glad that Caroline had

saw her as the little girl who had grown up under

on punishing her, not to mention she

get out of here! Don't

sincerely, the elders didn't buy it at all.Seeing

calm down.Caroline actually lost consciousness after saving my mother.She was worried about her health and wanted to have a physical examination conducted, which 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 to

Anyway, even if we did have that meeting, we would never let them come back!"