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 our happy

I spoke, I reluctantly let go of

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

"Okay,"

Morgan promised.

have to go to bed early too, my dear.If anything happens, just

alone in the bedroom in a daze.I went to the cabinet

photo rubbed more salt into

He had tortured me for so many

to

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

only ashes left,

knew that Larry must have had copies, it felt

I received a text

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

I felt touched.

Jennifer became the queen, I thought that she would distance herself from

previous Jennifer—a considerate and

you, Jennifer.I

send, I felt more

Anthony's POV: 

I finally put down the last of my work, I found that it was time for

dinner with your

saw me tuck away the last document, she

"Good idea, babe."

for me.I took

her to dinner, my mother

very tired today.I'll just have

up to

dinner.Don't starve your

I were soon driven

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

was just giving us an opportunity to be

insisted, we might as well," I said to Jennifer

a candlelit dinner

eyes grew wide

"Okay!"

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

to the royal restaurant, where royals and

specifically asked them to clear the entire restaurant for

"Please, my queen."

lit for