Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 333

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 home right 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 time being." I was stunned.

Judging from the tone of her voice, something urgent must've come up.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 shocked me like 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 drew me back to reality.