Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Amelia's POV: 

After the meeting, Morgan and I headed back to our room.Thinking about everything that had happened since last night, my heart felt heavy.Larry, that bastard! Why couldn't he just let me go? 

"What's wrong, honey? You don't look so happy.Is it because you need to get close to Larry to drug him? If you don't want to do it, I'll tell Mr.Jones right now."

Morgan wrapped his arms around my waist from behind.

"There must be another way.I don't want you to force yourself."

But I shook my head and sighed heavily.

"It's not that, honey.I know you feel sorry for me, but I have to go through with this.It's the only way."

I turned around to look into his eyes sadly.

"It's just, I was thinking that if I were to get close to him, I'd need to convince him that we broke up..."

My voice trailed off.It would hurt Morgan too much.

Sure enough, tears welled up in his eyes but he stayed strong for me.

"It's no big deal.If it means saving you, I'm willing to pretend we broke up!"

"But, honey, it's not fair to you!"

I hugged him tightly, wishing all our troubles were behind us.

"It's all my fault!"

Thinking of the nude photos, I felt more and more ashamed.

"It's all my fault," I repeated sadly.

"If it weren't for me, we wouldn't be in this situation."

"Don't say that! Honey, it's not your fault!"

Morgan lowered his head and kissed me, tears streaming down his cheeks.

"It's all my fault! If I had been able to protect you well, nothing would have happened."

Morgan was always so nice to me.He was so considerate and thoughtful.

"We both didn't do anything wrong, honey.This is all Larry's fault.I'm just grateful we got to meet again.Without you, I wouldn't have had the will to live on!" I murmured tearfully.

"Honey, if we want to convince Larry that we broke up, we need to sleep in different bedrooms.But don't worry.Once we catch Larry, we can finally be together in peace."

Morgan stroked my hair to comfort me.

I nodded.

we'll have our happy

spoke, I reluctantly let go of

different bedrooms starting tonight, in case Larry is monitoring us.You should go to bed early.You've been

"Okay,"

Morgan promised.

my dear.If anything happens, just

in a daze.I went to the cabinet and took out the photos

more salt into my

Larry so much! He had tortured me for so

to pay

teeth angrily and took out a lighter.I lit those photos on fire and watched them

left, I breathed a sigh

had copies, it

received a text

the world on your shoulders, okay? The past might be

I felt touched.

herself from me, but the kind girl still treated me the same

was still the previous Jennifer—a considerate and good girl.I texted

Jennifer.I

felt more determined

Anthony's POV: 

down the last of my work, I

have dinner

me tuck away

"Good idea, babe."

felt sorry for making her wait for me.I took her

when Jennifer invited her to dinner, my mother

thank you.I'm feeling very tired today.I'll just

bring some food up to her room, she started shooing

queen out to dinner.Don't starve

were soon driven out

shut in our faces, Jennifer and I exchanged sheepish

that my mother was just giving us an opportunity to

insisted, we might as well," I said to

have a candlelit

eyes grew wide with

"Okay!"

to have a candlelit dinner with my queen, I had asked my men in secret to make the necessary

Jennifer to the royal restaurant, where

had specifically asked them to clear the entire restaurant for us tonight.I took Jennifer's hand and

"Please, my queen."

dimly lit for a romantic