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.

this as an opportunity to rush to Robin's

me and

is he?" Jerome looked Robin up

at him too, not to

grew tense

future boyfriend.Who are you?"

at me incredulously, as though he was waiting for

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

end, I chose not

"What's going on?"

silence, he looked at me with a

If you can sleep with Linda, can't I find my own love? Besides, Andy, your son, just died.How can

to

me gloomily, as though I had just stabbed him in the

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

Jerome's words

don't believe me, ask Linda.I kicked her out of the Rainbow Pack as soon as I

spoke, Jerome pushed Linda in front

and I looked at each other.She was glaring at me fiercely, as though she wanted to skin me

this, just be honest, Linda," Jerome said

It's true.I used to be Alpha Bard's mistress.I've been lying to everyone.Are you satisfied, 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

Robin couldn't

a lunatic, but I've already been punished severely.Andy is dead, but somehow, Skylar's still alive.It was you

possessed by anger, Linda bared her claws and ran

you bitch!" Linda acted

she could reach me, Robin stepped in

I heard a muffled thump, and the smell of

Robin's POV: 

being a mere bystander, I was able

whereas Linda was his ex-

a lot of history among the three of

had misunderstood Jerome thanks to Linda's tricks, so she ran

wondered if Skylar would be willing to

I suddenly saw Linda screech and

could even think about it, I stepped forward to protect Skylar, with my back exposed to Linda's

see Jerome running towards us,

to Skylar, I was the one who protected

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

at me with worry-

burning pain in my

shook my head with