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.

as an opportunity to rush to

me and

is he?" Jerome looked Robin up and down with

at him too, not to

grew tense and a

boyfriend.Who are

me incredulously, as though

deny Robin's claims, but on second

the end, I chose not to explain

"What's going on?"

silence, he looked at me with

Linda, can't I find my own love? Besides, Andy, your

had never spoken to Jerome like this

though I

I never rekindled our relationship.She was lying.She tricked us all.I never had sex with her, even after getting drunk.She was just trying to ruin our relationship.As for Andy, he isn't my

words shocked

ask Linda.I kicked her

he spoke, Jerome pushed Linda

other.She was glaring at me fiercely,

 "Now that things have come to this, just be honest,

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 survived the

a lunatic!" Robin couldn't

somehow, Skylar's still alive.It was you who should've died! Why

possessed by anger, Linda bared her

you bitch!"

tried to dodge, but before she could

I heard a muffled thump, and the smell of blood filled

Robin's POV: 

a mere bystander, I was

mate, whereas Linda was

of history among

like Skylar had misunderstood Jerome thanks to Linda's tricks,

if Skylar would be willing to go back

I suddenly saw Linda screech and rush towards Skylar, claws

think about it, I stepped forward

I could see Jerome running towards

closer to Skylar, I

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

okay?" Skylar looked at me with worry-

burning pain in my

I shook my