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

reluctantly let go of Morgan's

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

"Okay,"

Morgan promised.

early too, my dear.If anything happens, just call

daze.I went

rubbed more salt

had tortured

to pay

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

there were only ashes left, I breathed a sigh of

must have had copies, it felt cathartic to vent

then, I received a text from

past might be dark, but it's in the past.You have to

I felt touched.

I thought that she would distance herself from me, but the kind girl still treated me the same as

previous Jennifer—a considerate and good girl.I texted her back

you, Jennifer.I will be

I felt more determined

Anthony's POV: 

put down the last of my

let's have dinner

me tuck away the last document, she perked

"Good idea, babe."

wait for me.I took her hand

to dinner, my mother

very tired

up to

your queen out to dinner.Don't starve your

driven

faces, Jennifer and I exchanged sheepish

that my mother was just giving

I said to Jennifer with a knowing

have a candlelit dinner

eyes grew

"Okay!"

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

Jennifer to the royal

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

"Please, my queen."

lit for