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,"

on tightly to the bottle.It seemed that

together with you.I'll be here with you.I'll

picked up an empty glass and poured

go back.Everything will

our friends came over

worry.I know what I'm

waved their concerns away and

we'll all be able

persuasion, everyone gathered at the table to drink

Linda's POV: 

was still trying to get Jerome's attention on the dance floor when he pushed me away,

with Skylar, who was drinking

acting depressed and pitiful to win over the soft-hearted

my words hadn't had any impact on her at

pester Jerome

saw Jerome hold Skylar in his arms and patiently

act this tender and affectionate, but to my dismay, it wasn't towards

I would go crazy

fight

all, I had to maintain a

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

By right, the protagonists of tonight should have been me and

should be the

it looked like Jerome and Skylar had

were both

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

opportunity that

I could

had sex together, he would have to take responsibility

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

me, she would have

plan in mind, I secretly lingered

the dinner party was over, everyone was

seemed to

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

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

"Good night, Jennifer."

goodbye to Jennifer

too, Linda.Go to bed early," she replied with

back

him into

run around,

obediently, and I coaxed him to

asleep, I secretly

be on my side, because the door

drunk to remember to

myself, I entered the

greeted by the sight