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

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

glass and poured

go

of our friends came over to

worry.I know what I'm

and continued to drink

often that we'll all be able to gather

persuasion, everyone gathered at

Linda's POV: 

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

saw him going over to sit with Skylar, who was drinking like a

obvious that she was acting depressed and pitiful to win over the

had any

still wanted to pester Jerome and keep him away

I watched their table, I saw Jerome hold Skylar in his arms and patiently

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

I would

couldn't fight for him

all, I had to maintain a kind and

being, I had no choice but to sit ina corner with Andy and just watch

of tonight should have been me and

be

looked like Jerome and Skylar had drunk a

both swaying

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

an opportunity that I could take advantage

drunk, I

as we had sex together, he

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

discovered that Jerome slept with me, she would have no choice

plan in mind, I secretly lingered

the dinner party was over, everyone was a

to

her back

watched as she took Skylar away, while

"Good night, Jennifer."

waved goodbye to Jennifer with a

Linda.Go to bed early," she replied

Andy back

him into

sleep by yourself tonight.Don't run around,

I coaxed him to

he was asleep, I secretly went

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

he was too drunk to remember to lock

myself, I

was greeted by the sight of Jerome