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

I reluctantly

rest now.Let's sleep in different bedrooms starting tonight, in case Larry is monitoring us.You should go to bed early.You've been so busy taking care of me that you haven't slept well

"Okay,"

Morgan promised.

to go to bed early too, my dear.If anything happens, just call me.I

stood alone in the bedroom in a daze.I went

photo rubbed more salt into

much! He had tortured me

to pay

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

only ashes left, I breathed

must have had copies, it felt

a text from the

carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, okay? The past might be dark, but it's in the past.You have to look forward.The

I felt touched.

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

Jennifer—a considerate and good

you, Jennifer.I will

felt more determined than ever to defeat

Anthony's POV: 

of my work, I found that it was

let's have dinner with

saw me tuck away the

"Good idea, babe."

wait for me.I took her hand and we went to

her to dinner, my mother simply

tired today.I'll

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

out to dinner.Don't starve your wife and your

driven out of my

the door shut in our faces,

that my mother was just giving us an opportunity

I

a candlelit

grew

"Okay!"

to Carl that I was going to have a candlelit dinner with my queen, I had asked my men in secret

took Jennifer to the royal

I had specifically asked them to clear the entire restaurant for us

"Please, my queen."

dimly lit for a