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,"

slurred, holding on tightly to the bottle.It

together with you.I'll be here with

empty glass and poured

go back.Everything will be fine

our friends came

know what

waved their concerns away and continued to

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

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 walked

sit with Skylar, who was drinking like a

was acting depressed and pitiful

had any

wanted to pester Jerome

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

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

felt like I would go crazy with

fight

to maintain a

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

right, the protagonists of tonight should have

should be

Jerome and Skylar

both

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

opportunity that I could take

was so drunk, I could

together, he would have to take

more I thought about it, the more confident I was that my idea

with me, she would have no choice but to

this plan in mind, I secretly lingered near their

was over, everyone was

seemed to have drunk

worry.I'll send her

Anthony.I watched as she took Skylar away, while Anthony left

"Good night, Jennifer."

goodbye to Jennifer with

too, Linda.Go to bed early,"

back to

the bedroom, I tucked him into

run around, okay?" I

obediently, and I coaxed him to

was asleep, I secretly went

my side, because the

was too drunk to remember to lock the

I entered

was greeted by the sight