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

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

picked up an empty glass and poured myself some

better go back.Everything will be fine

friends came over to

worry.I know what

waved their concerns away and continued to

all be able to gather

gathered at the table

Linda's POV: 

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

him going over to sit with Skylar, who was

was acting depressed and pitiful

that my words hadn't had any impact on her

to pester Jerome and keep him away from

watched their table, I saw Jerome hold

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

like I would go crazy

fight for him

had to maintain a kind and gentle

choice but to sit ina corner with Andy and just watch while

of tonight should have been me

should be the one

like Jerome and

were both swaying

there and stop Jerome from getting sloshed,

was an opportunity that I could

drunk, I could easily

he would

about it, the more confident I

discovered that Jerome slept with me, she would have

this plan in mind, I secretly lingered near their

dinner party was over, everyone was

and Jerome seemed to have

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

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

"Good night, Jennifer."

waved goodbye to Jennifer

Linda.Go to bed early," she

took Andy back

him into bed and

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

I coaxed

I secretly went

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

too drunk to remember

to myself, I entered the

greeted by the sight of Jerome curled up