Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Chapter 333: Shocking News 

Jerome's POV:

While I was washing dishes in the kitchen, my phone suddenly started to ring.I glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Jennifer.

As I put the plates back in the cupboard, I answered the call.

"Hi, Jennifer.What's up?"

"Jerome, are you at hright now? Is Skylar with you?" Her voice sounded anxious.

"There's something I need to talk to you about, but you can't tell Skylar for the tbeing." I was stunned.

Judging from the tone of her voice, something urgent must've cup.I took a cautious look around and saw that Skylar wasn't around.

She was probably in the bedroom.

"I'm in the kitchen.Skylar's in the bedroom.She won't hear us.What's so important? Tell me."

Jennifer sighed and said in a serious tone, "Jerome, it might be hard for you to accept what I'm going to say, but I implore you to stay calm."

I couldn't help but clench my phone.I had a hunch about what she was going to say.

"Tell me, Jennifer.Does this have anything to do with Skylar's bloodline?"

"Yeah," Jennifer replied gravely.

"Jerome, the vampires have started a war to get Skylar back.I mean, it's most likely that she's the daughter of Aldrich, the vampire king."

Hearing this, I nearly dropped the plate I was holding.

"What did you say?!"

I couldn't help but raise my voice slightly.

"Are you saying that Skylar's the reason why the vampires have started attacking? Nonsense!"

The news shockedlike a bolt of lightning.

Skylar was the daughter of the vampire king.So was the vampire king starting a war just to get Skylar back? I knew what this entailed.Skylar was the source of an entire country's problem, even though she didn't do anything wrong.

Nobody would care less about her innocence.

For them, as long as they gave Skylar up to the vampire king, all their problems would be solved.

Oh, my God! If Skylar's identity was exposed, we were doomed.

Everyone would be after her, wanting to use her as a bargaining chip.I silently thanked God that the king in power now was Anthony.

He was incorruptible, upright, and kind.He would never hand Skylar over just to appease the public.

But what would we do if we didn’t hand over Skylar? War would definitely break out between the vampires and the werewolves.

If I were to make the choice, I would rather run away with Skylar from all the disputes in the world.

Skylar was innocent.She was such a kind, softhearted girl.

It wasn't her fault she carried such a strange bloodline that caused such conflicts.

But Anthony was still the king.

He had to make decisions on behalf of countless werewolves.

I doubted he would want to protect one person at the cost of sending his whole kingdom into war.No matter what decision he made, I knew it'd be difficult for Anthony.I began to fall into a pool of despair.What should I do?

‘Jennifer, I...What should I do?"

There were a thousand things I wanted to say, but in that moment, I couldn't express my feelings.

I could only shut my eyes tight, praying this would all go away.

‘Jerome, calm down.Things haven't gotten out of hand yet.We'll do our best to stop the news from spreading and think of a solution."

Jennifer's voice drewback to reality.

"I know Skylar is innocent."

My mind was an absolute mess.

Just as I opened my mouth to say something, I suddenly heard the crisp sound of glass breaking behind me.I whirled around in surprise and was met with Skylar's frightened eyes, shards of broken glass all around her.

Skylar's POV:

These days, my morning sickness was worse, and I barely had an appetite.While Jerwent to clean up after dinner, I headed to the bedroom and dozed off for a while.But it wasn't long before I woke up from a sudden gnawing hunger.I had no choice but to get out of bed and head downstairs to scavenge for something to eat.

As I carefully made my way down the stairs, I suddenly heard Jerome's voice.

He sounded agitated.

Worried, I quickened my pace.I was sure that his voice cfrom the kitchen, so I went straight there and saw him standing by the sink, talking on the phone.

He was so engrossed in the call that he didn't even notice that the tap was running.

"What did you say?! Are you saying that Skylar's the reason why the vampires have started attacking? Nonsense!"

I stopped in my tracks, completely and utterly shocked.

What? Did the war start because of me?! On second thought, perhaps it wasn't such a far-fetched idea.

Thomas did mention that my father, the vampire king, had been looking for me.

My father probably knew that I was abandoned in the territory of werewolves when I was a child, which was why he began to invade.

Oh, my God! It all made sense now.

The reason why vampires were intruding into werewolves’ territory was to find me.When I realized this, I burst into tears and the glass in my hand fell to the floor.

"Skylar!" Jerwhirled around to look atin astonishment.

"Did you hear everything? Did you?"

I stood there in a daze, not knowing how to react.I just stared at him blankly and felt like my heart was breaking into a thousand pieces.

Oh, my God! I was a sinner.

"Skylar, don't cry.Listen to me.Anthony and Jennifer aren't planning to hand you over to the vampire king.We're leaving now.We'll go into hiding.He'll never find us!"

Jerassumed that I was freaked out.He put his phone on the table and hastily rushed to my side, rambling spromises.

Hide? All of a sudden, I cto my senses and grabbed Jerome's arm to confirm the news.

"Jerome,vampires attacked in order to find me, right?"

Jerwent stiff before nodding slowly.

"Yes, but—"

"Then lettalk to the vampire king!"

I cut him off.

"If he's doing all of this to find me, then as long as I show up, the fighting will end, right?"

Hide? How could I hide after finding out about all this? If I hid and let a war start between the two races, I wouldn't be able to live with myself.I didn't want to see anyone needlessly get hurt because of me.I

recalled how the news on TV recently showed how, because of the invasion of vampires, many werewolves bechomeless.

The big packs could still seek protection from the king, but the small packs could barely fend for themselves.

"No!"

Jercried out, wincing in pain.

"Skylar, I don't want you to get caught! If you try to negotiate with the vampire king, he definitely won't let you go!" I smiled bitterly, but shook my head resolutely.

"Jerome, we haven't even tried yet.How do you know that they won't letgo? I have faith that Jennifer and Anthony will keepsafe!" I couldn't run away this time.

I had to face the music and deal with this matter head on.

If the vampire king did take me, then I could do nothing but accept my fate.I didn't want to see werewolves suffer and bleed foragain.I had to be strong and protect them.