Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Skylar's POV: 

I was asleep in the ward when my phone started ringing. It was Robin.

He told me that Andy was dead.

My eyes went wide with shock.

I just saw Andy yesterday and he was fine.

How could he be dead? Robin explained that the poor child had mistakenly ingested the poison that Linda had left out.

By the time Linda found out, it was already too late.

Despite rushing him to the hospital, the doctors could do nothing to save Andy.

When I got off the phone, I rushed to the emergency room.

There, I found a group of people gathered around the door.

In the distance, I could hear the wailing cries of a miserable woman.

My heart sank.

I waded my way through the crowd but stopped in my tracks when my eyes landed on a familiar figure.

It was Jerome.

Why was he here? I quickly averted my gaze and ducked back into the crowd, hoping he wouldn't see me.

If he did, my efforts to run away from him would all be in vain.

But a few seconds later, I found myself in a warm and tight embrace.

"Skylar, what're you doing here? I've been looking all over for you!"

Jerome held me so tightly in his arms, I almost felt suffocated.

I struggled to break free from his embrace, but he was too strong.

"Jerome, let go. You're hurting me!"

I raised my head and looked at him coldly.

I had been in hiding for so long, but he still found me.

What was I supposed to do? Finally, I managed to push Jerome away.

an opportunity to rush to

and Jerome before the latter could

looked Robin

at him too, not to be

tense and a

future boyfriend.Who

look at me incredulously, as though he was

instinct was to deny Robin's claims, but on second thought, I realized

I chose not

"What's going on?"

my silence, he looked at me with a pained

my own love? Besides, Andy, your son, just died.How can you be so

to Jerome

me gloomily, as though I had

just let me explain.Linda and I never rekindled our relationship.She was lying.She tricked us all.I never had sex with her, even

Jerome's words shocked

the truth.If you don't believe me, ask Linda.I kicked her

pushed

glaring at me fiercely, as though she

come to this, just be

you bitch? Do you know how cruel Jerome has been to me? When the truth came to light, he kicked me and Andy out of the Rainbow Pack.That's how we ended up here as beggars! As fate would have it, you were here too.I decided to take this as an opportunity to kill you that's why I went to work at Robin's house as a maid! Skylar, you lucky bitch.How come you

lunatic!" Robin

but I've already been punished severely.Andy is dead, but somehow, Skylar's still alive.It was you who should've died! Why did my child have

Linda bared her claws

bitch!" Linda acted

she could reach me, Robin stepped in

muffled thump, and the

Robin's POV: 

bystander, I was

was Skylar's unforgettable mate, whereas Linda

of history among the

about, it sounded like Skylar had misunderstood Jerome thanks to Linda's tricks, so she ran away from

wondered if Skylar would be willing to

saw Linda screech and rush

even think about it, I stepped forward to protect Skylar, with my back

the periphery, I could see

was closer to Skylar, I was the one

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

looked at

burning pain

shook my head