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,"

the bottle.It seemed

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

empty glass

better go back.Everything will

of our friends came over to

know what

concerns away and continued

all be able to gather like this.Let's have a drink

my persuasion, everyone gathered at the table

Linda's POV: 

trying to get Jerome's attention on the dance floor when he pushed me away, asked me to dance with someone else, and

over to sit with Skylar, who

it was obvious that she was acting depressed and pitiful to win over

that my words hadn't had

to pester Jerome

bitch! As I watched their table, I saw Jerome hold Skylar

a long time since I had seen Jerome act

I would go crazy

fight for

to maintain

I had no choice but to sit ina corner with Andy

protagonists of tonight should have been me and

should be

looked like Jerome and Skylar had drunk

both

go over there and stop Jerome from getting sloshed, but all of

that I could take

was so drunk, I could easily seduce

long as we had sex together, he would have to take responsibility

more confident I was that

slept with me, she would have no choice

I secretly lingered

was over, everyone was a little

and Jerome seemed to

her back to her room.Anthony, help Jerome go

as she took Skylar away, while Anthony left with

"Good night, Jennifer."

waved goodbye to Jennifer with a friendly

Linda.Go to bed early,"

Andy back to

tucked him into bed and

tonight.Don't run around, okay?"

obediently, and I coaxed him

was asleep, I

be on my side, because the door

drunk to remember to lock

I entered the

was greeted by the sight