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

and Jerome before the latter could

looked Robin

back at him too, not to

grew tense and

boyfriend.Who

Jerome turned to look at me incredulously, as though he was

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

the end, I

"What's going on?"

Jerome couldn't stand my silence, he looked at

my own love?

never spoken to Jerome

at me gloomily, as though

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

words shocked

child? Linda had set us up? "Skylar, I'm telling the truth.If you don't believe me, ask Linda.I kicked her out of the Rainbow Pack as soon as I found out about

he spoke, Jerome pushed

looked at each other.She was glaring at me fiercely, as though

this, just be

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 poison?"

lunatic!" Robin couldn't help but

but somehow, Skylar's still alive.It was

possessed by anger, Linda bared her claws and ran towards

you bitch!"

before she could reach me, Robin stepped

muffled thump, and the smell

Robin's POV: 

being a mere bystander, I was able to piece together who Jerome

mate, whereas Linda was his

lot of history among the three of

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

I wondered if Skylar would be willing

in thought, I suddenly saw

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

see Jerome running

closer to Skylar, I was the one who protected her

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

looked at me

felt a burning pain in my

worry." I shook my head with a