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

them glared at me with

inadvertently met the eyes of a noblewoman, she immediately scowled

heartless bitch.She almost killed Mrs.Jones, the woman who took her in and loved her.She's in the same league

so ashamed that I

a complete loss and just

I looked at her in surprise, she gazed into my

warmth, I felt a lump form in my

me courage.I gritted

I deserve to die.I'm sorry.I committed

spoke, I

as well.I didn't know any

Austin echoed my sentiments.

to them and apologized

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

to where you

boomed

quarrel like this.And you must know that it was my decision to bring them back."

a good reason.I hope you can all calm down first so that

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

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

tears welling up in my eyes.I was so

and my queen.Their merits might be able to offset their sins and they can be

beg to differ!" an

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

him too many times.Did I really have to make things difficult for my brother again?

don't make things difficult for

once willful Caroline would become so

as a ghost, but her expression

was totally different from the stubborn and domineering girl in my memory.I

I always saw her as the little girl who had

punishing her, not

guilty, then get out of

it

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

we would never