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

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

picked up an empty glass and poured

better go back.Everything will be

came over

worry.I know

away and continued to drink

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

my persuasion, everyone gathered at the table to drink with

Linda's POV: 

on the dance floor when he pushed me away, asked me to dance with someone else, and

to sit with Skylar, who was drinking like a

that she was acting

seemed that my words hadn't had any impact

still wanted to pester Jerome and keep him

their table, I saw Jerome hold Skylar in his arms

long time since I had seen Jerome act this tender and affectionate, but to my dismay, it wasn't

felt like I would go

couldn't fight for

had to maintain a kind and gentle

sit ina corner with Andy and just watch while Skylar's friends

right, the protagonists of tonight should have been me and

should be the one

now, it looked like Jerome and Skylar had drunk a

both swaying

there and stop Jerome from getting sloshed, but all of a

opportunity that I could

I could easily seduce him

together, he would

I thought about it, the more confident I was

Skylar discovered that Jerome slept with me, she would have no choice but

I secretly lingered near

was over,

to have drunk

Skylar.Don't worry.I'll send her back to her

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

"Good night, Jennifer."

to Jennifer with

too, Linda.Go to bed early,"

took Andy back to our

tucked him

by yourself tonight.Don't run around, okay?" I

obediently, and I coaxed

asleep, I secretly went to

be on my side, because the door wasn't locked from

drunk to

I entered the

greeted by the sight of Jerome curled up