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

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 me that you haven't slept well

"Okay,"

Morgan promised.

too, my dear.If anything happens,

in a daze.I went to the cabinet and

more salt

hated Larry so much! He had tortured me

needed to pay

lit those photos on fire and

only ashes left, I breathed

must have had copies, it felt cathartic to

received a text from the

past might be dark, but it's

I felt touched.

Jennifer became the queen, I thought that she would distance herself from me, but the kind girl still

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

Jennifer.I will

felt more

Anthony's POV: 

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

have dinner with your

Jennifer saw me tuck away the

"Good idea, babe."

me.I took her hand and

invited her to dinner, my mother simply smiled and shook her

you.I'm feeling very tired today.I'll just have dinner

some food up to her

out to dinner.Don't starve

soon driven out

shut in our faces, Jennifer and I exchanged

just giving us an opportunity to

as well," I said to Jennifer with a knowing

have a candlelit dinner

grew wide

"Okay!"

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

to the royal restaurant,

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

"Please, my queen."

restaurant was dimly lit for a