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,"

to the bottle.It

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

empty glass and

already late.You'd better go back.Everything

of our friends came over

worry.I know what

concerns away and continued

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

everyone gathered at the table

Linda's POV: 

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

to sit with Skylar, who

it was obvious that she was acting depressed and pitiful to win over the soft-hearted

my words hadn't had any impact on her at

Jerome and keep him away

I watched their table, I saw Jerome hold Skylar

since I had seen Jerome act this tender and affectionate, but to my dismay, it

would go crazy

couldn't fight for him

had to maintain a kind and

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

By right, the protagonists of tonight should

should be

like Jerome and Skylar had

were both swaying

getting sloshed, but all of a

was an opportunity that I could take advantage

was so drunk, I could easily

together, he would have

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

that Jerome slept with me, she would have no choice but to leave

plan in mind, I

the dinner party was

seemed to

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

as she took Skylar away, while Anthony

"Good night, Jennifer."

waved goodbye to Jennifer

to bed early,"

took Andy back to

tucked him into bed and touched

by yourself tonight.Don't run

nodded obediently, and I coaxed

I secretly

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

to

to myself, I entered

sight