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 seemed that

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

up an empty glass and poured myself some

go back.Everything will

of our friends came

know what I'm

concerns away and continued

we'll all be able

gathered at the

Linda's POV: 

still trying to get Jerome's attention on the dance floor when he

with

me, it was obvious that she was acting depressed

that my words hadn't had any impact on

pester Jerome and keep him away

I watched their table, I saw

seen Jerome act this tender and affectionate, but to

I would

fight

to maintain a kind and

no choice but to sit ina corner with Andy

protagonists of tonight should

should be the one

it looked like Jerome and Skylar

both

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

that I could take advantage

so drunk, I

together, he would have to take

more confident I was that my idea

she

mind, I secretly

was over, everyone

and Jerome seemed to

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

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

"Good night, Jennifer."

Jennifer with a friendly

Linda.Go to bed early," she replied with

took Andy back

the bedroom, I tucked him into bed and touched his

sleep by yourself tonight.Don't run around,

I coaxed him to

I secretly went to Jerome's

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

too drunk to

to myself, I entered the

greeted by the sight