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

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

an empty glass and poured myself

already late.You'd better go back.Everything will be fine

friends came over to persuade

worry.I know what

away and continued to

we'll all be

persuasion, everyone gathered at the table

Linda's POV: 

attention on the dance floor when he pushed

saw him going over to sit with Skylar, who was

was acting depressed and pitiful

that my words hadn't had any

pester Jerome and keep him away

shameless bitch! As I watched their table, I saw Jerome hold Skylar in his arms and

seen Jerome act this tender and affectionate, but to my dismay, it wasn't towards

would go

couldn't fight for him

all, I had to maintain a kind and gentle

I had no choice but to sit ina corner with Andy and just watch

protagonists of tonight should have been me

should be the

like Jerome and Skylar

were both

over there and stop Jerome from getting

that

so drunk, I could easily seduce him

had sex together, he would have to take responsibility

it, the more confident I was that my idea would

she would have

I secretly

the dinner party was over, everyone was a little

Jerome seemed to have drunk

care of Skylar.Don't worry.I'll send her

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

"Good night, Jennifer."

waved goodbye to Jennifer with a

bed early," she replied with a

back to our

bedroom, I tucked him into bed and touched his

sleep by yourself tonight.Don't run around,

obediently, and I

I secretly

side, because

to remember

I

the sight of Jerome