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,"

holding on tightly to the bottle.It seemed that I

to get drunk, I'll drink together with

up an empty glass and poured myself

go back.Everything will be

came over to

worry.I know what

away and continued to drink with

all be able to gather like

at the table

Linda's POV: 

Jerome's attention on the dance floor when he pushed me away, asked me to

going over to sit with Skylar, who was drinking

it was obvious that she was acting depressed and

words hadn't had any impact on her at

Jerome and keep him away

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

since I had seen Jerome act this tender and affectionate, but to my dismay,

felt like I would

I couldn't fight for him

to maintain a kind and gentle

I had no choice but to sit ina corner with Andy and just watch while Skylar's friends surrounded her

the protagonists of tonight should have

be the

Jerome and Skylar had drunk

were both

over there and stop Jerome from getting

an opportunity that I could take

I could easily seduce

we had sex together, he would have to take responsibility for

it, the more confident

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

this plan in mind, I

the dinner party was

and Jerome seemed to

care of Skylar.Don't worry.I'll send her back to her room.Anthony, help Jerome

she took Skylar away,

"Good night, Jennifer."

to Jennifer

early," she replied

back

I tucked him

by yourself tonight.Don't run around,

and I

I secretly went

be on my side, because the door wasn't

he was too drunk to remember to

myself, I entered the

sight of