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.

right.I'm sure we'll have

spoke, I reluctantly let go of Morgan's

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

"Okay,"

Morgan promised.

too, my dear.If anything happens, just call me.I love

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

photo rubbed more salt

much! He had tortured

to

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

were only ashes left, I

had copies, it felt cathartic

I received a text

world on your shoulders, okay? The past might be dark, but it's in

I felt touched.

that she would distance herself from me, but the kind girl still treated me the

the previous Jennifer—a considerate and

you, Jennifer.I will

send, I felt more determined

Anthony's POV: 

I finally put down the last of my work, I found

let's have dinner with

me tuck away the

"Good idea, babe."

sorry for making her wait for me.I took her hand and we

her to dinner, my

very tired today.I'll just have dinner

a maid to bring some food up to her room, she started shooing us

dinner.Don't

driven out of my

the door shut in our faces, Jennifer and I exchanged sheepish

both knew that my mother was just giving us an opportunity to

might as well," I said

have a candlelit

grew wide with

"Okay!"

a candlelit dinner with my queen, I had asked my men in

royal restaurant, where

the entire restaurant for us tonight.I took

"Please, my queen."

restaurant was dimly lit for a