Outcast: The Alpha King’s Beloved

Skylar’s POV:

I hadn’t slept a wink all night.

Thinking about what had happened to Jerome, I couldn’t fall asleep.

Suddenly, Jerome turned over in bed and wrapped his arms around me tightly.

“What’s wrong, baby? Why are you still awake?”

Feeling my restlessness, Jerome gently kissed my forehead.

“It’s okay.I’ll fall asleep soon enough.”

I kissed him back to show him that I was fine.

But the truth was, I was worried.

The fact that Dylan was actually Jerome hadn’t sunk in yet.

He had a whole history I didn’t know about, let alone the position of Alpha to inherit.

“Jerome, are you planning to become the Alpha of the Rainbow Pack?” I asked.

Jerome looked at me, finally realizing why I was so restless.

“So that’s what was on your mind.If everything goes well, then yes.It’s my duty as the son of the late

Alpha Lewis.Arthur is cruel and merciless.The werewolves in our pack are unhappy under his rule.I

must protect my pack and carry out my father’s will.”

“I’m sure your father would’ve been very proud of you.”

Despite saying this, I couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

After hesitating for a while, I finally decided to be honest with Jerome.

“Jerome, I’m worried that I’m not good enough to be your Luna.We’re from very different walks of

life.Everyone will judge me.”

Hearing what I said, Jerome hugged me even tighter.

“Skylar, don’t think like that.No matter what family background you have, you’re my mate.I won’t

marry anyone else.” I sighed.

Jerome was a good man, so I believed what he said.

But what about me and my past? Could I really qualify to be the mate of the future Alpha? “I used to

be an orphan.I had no family.Later, the Alpha of the Black Stone Pack adopted me and I finally

started to live a normal life.I worked hard to be selected by Mr.Jones for the training of elite

werewolves.I didn’t get any special treatment, unlike some werewolves from other packs.I worked

hard to get whatever I have today.”

This was the first time I had told Jerome about my past.

Yes, others might have seen me as a cheerful, optimistic, and maybe even childish girl.

They didn’t know anything about what I had gone through.

“Let’s cut to the chase.We all hate Arthur and we are more than willing to back up Jerome in his

endeavor to take back the Alpha position.As soon as we heard that you two are still alive, we

already made the decision to help you.And when we found out that it was Arthur who killed your

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father, our hatred towards him only strengthened tenfold.He’s worse than an animal! We all saw

how good your father was to him, and we couldn’t believe he had the audacity to betray him like

that!”

“Thank you all for taking our side.”

My brother and I were moved by what the elder said.

For camaraderie’s sake, we didn’t leave until we finished dinner with the elders.Now, everything

was ready.

We just needed to wait for the right timing.

Finally, the day of Arthur’s so-called apology banquet arrived.

Anthony and I headed to the venue, along with Jerome, Skylar, and Daniel.

Everyone needed to be present for the plan to be successful, so we made arrangements for

important figures to attend the banquet.

Anthony and Jerome were two of the indispensable figures.

However, for the plan to work, Jerome’s identity needed to be hidden.

Thus, he came to the banquet in sunglasses and a cap to cover his face.

Tony was also a key part of our plan.

It was crucial that his testimony be heard.

Disguised as one of Anthony’s attendants, he wore a peaked cap and waited outside the hall with

his head down.

‘Dad and Mom, Jerome and I will avenge you soon.’ Gritting my teeth, I followed Anthony into the

banquet hall resolutely.

It was finally time to take revenge on the one who had destroyed my family.

When we entered the banquet hall, Arthur swooped over to receive Anthony.

“Mr.Jones, I want to apologize to you for what happened last time,”

he said, bowing low before Anthony.

“Let bygones be bygones.Do you mind that I brought my mate and some friends tonight?”

Anthony generously forgave Arthur so that he could secure an entry to the banquet for us, his

friends.

When Arthur saw me, his expression fell, but he quickly recovered.

“Of course I don’t mind.As long as they’re friends of yours, they’re welcome here.”

Despite what he was saying, I could hear the old man gnashing his teeth as he spoke.

He must’ve been seething with rage.

But this was just the beginning.

I was about to let him know the price he needed to pay.

‘Arthur, just you wait and see.’

“Really? Thank you for your hospitality.”

And with that, Anthony led us inside.

All the elders of Rainbow Pack were present at the banquet.

When we were settled in our seats, Arthur cleared his throat and apologized to Anthony in front of

everyone.

“I’m sorry, Mr.Jones, for the last banquet.It was all my fault.I was a bad host and allowed an

accident to happen.I’m sorry if that scared you.Please forgive me.”

As he spoke, he looked very sincere, as if he really felt guilty over what had happened last time.

If I didn’t know his true colors, I would’ve been easily deceived by his act.

But I knew better, and so did Anthony.

“It doesn’t matter.What happened last time was outside your control,”

Anthony said politely.

Hearing Anthony’s words, Arthur seemed to be relieved.

But we knew for a fact that he was an insidious, untrustworthy character.

Who knew what bad intentions he secretly harbored? As the festivities of the banquet went on, I

saw a fake smile plastered on Arthur’s face.

Then, his gaze went past me and suddenly landed on Jerome.

Oh, no.Did he recognize my brother?

“Hey, that guy looks familiar.Mr.Jones, do you know who he is?”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone at the banquet looked in the direction of Arthur’s gaze

and fixed their eyes on my brother.

Watching this scene unfold made my stomach churn.

I had a bad feeling about this.

But Anthony, who was sitting next to me, held my hand reassuringly, signaling to me not to panic.