Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Jerome's POV: 

Although I was dancing with Linda on the dance floor, my attention was fixed on Skylar.

When I saw her gulping down glass after glass of alcohol like she wanted to drown her sorrows, I felt as if a knife was piercing my heart.

"Focus, Jerome," Linda said to me.

She even slipped her arms around my waist, trying to get close to me.

"Sorry, I have to leave now.You can dance with someone else."

Excusing myself as politely as I could, I pushed Linda away and walked towards Skylar.

When I reached the table Skylar was sitting at, I grabbed her glass out of her hand and shot her a pointed look.

"Skylar, stop drinking.Let me take you back," I told her.

To my dismay, Skylar was so drunk that she didn't even recognize me.

"Who are you?" she slurred.

Her cheeks were flushed red, and her eyes looked hazy.

It seemed that she was already dead drunk.I couldn't let her drink anymore.

"Why did you steal my glass? I want to drink more! Give it back to me!"

Skylar's voice rose in anger as she spoke, and she snatched the glass back from me.

"Skylar, listen to me.Stop drinking.I'll take you back to your room,"

I coaxed her gently.

But as if she didn't hear me at all, Skylar picked up the bottle of alcohol and poured herself another glass to drink.

Sitting next to her, I hugged her and looked at her sadly.

"Skylar, please don't torture yourself, okay? You're breaking my heart."

"You know what? I've lost the one person in the world that I love the most.I thought there was finally light in my world, but now it is dark again.Do you have any idea what despair feels like? Since I was a child, I grew up without a family.I thought I'd finally have a family now, but I was wrong," Skylar cried.

Her words were like a slap in my face.

What did she mean by saying she didn't have a family now? I was her family, wasn't I? 

"Skylar, what are you saying? You have me, and you have great friends like Jennifer.All of us love you, and we will always be by your side."

I held her tightly in my arms, wishing that my embrace would be enough to comfort her and calm her down.

Somehow, I had a bad feeling that if I loosened my grip on her now, she would disappear from my life forever.

"No, I don't know you.Go away! I just want to get drunk and forget everything,"

on tightly to the bottle.It seemed

drunk, I'll drink together with you.I'll be here with

up an empty glass and poured

late.You'd better go

friends came over to persuade

worry.I know

away and

guys.It won't be often that we'll all be able to gather like this.Let's

at

Linda's POV: 

floor when he pushed

with Skylar, who was drinking like a

was acting

that my words hadn't had any

pester Jerome and keep him

I saw Jerome hold Skylar in his arms

since I had seen Jerome act this tender

I would go crazy with

couldn't fight for

all, I had to maintain a kind

choice but to sit ina corner with Andy and just watch

tonight should

should be

looked like Jerome and Skylar had drunk a

were both

go over there and stop Jerome from getting sloshed,

opportunity that I could take

drunk, I could easily seduce

he would have to take

I thought about it, the more confident I was that my idea

with me, she

mind, I secretly

dinner party was

Jerome seemed to have drunk

her

heard Jennifer say to Anthony.I watched as she took Skylar away, while

"Good night, Jennifer."

goodbye to Jennifer with a

to bed early,"

Andy back

I tucked him into bed

run around,

obediently, and I coaxed

I secretly

my side, because the

drunk to remember to lock

myself, I

the sight of Jerome