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

I spoke, I reluctantly

is monitoring us.You should go to bed early.You've been so busy taking care of me

"Okay,"

Morgan promised.

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

bedroom in a daze.I went to the cabinet and took out

photo rubbed more salt

hated Larry so much! He had tortured me for so

to

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

were only ashes left, I breathed

I knew that Larry must have had copies, it felt cathartic to vent

then, I received a text from the

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

I felt touched.

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

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

you, Jennifer.I

I felt more determined than ever to defeat

Anthony's POV: 

of my work, I found that it was time for

let's have dinner

away the last document,

"Good idea, babe."

took her hand and we

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

thank you.I'm feeling very tired today.I'll

food up to her room, she started shooing us

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

were soon driven out

door shut in our faces,

mother was just

well," I said to Jennifer

a

grew

"Okay!"

declared to Carl that I was going to have a candlelit dinner with my queen,

the royal

the entire restaurant for us tonight.I took Jennifer's hand and

"Please, my queen."

was dimly lit for