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.

opportunity to rush to Robin's

in between me and Jerome before the

he?" Jerome looked Robin up and down with

him too, not to

grew tense

boyfriend.Who are you?" Robin

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

to deny Robin's claims, but on second thought, I realized I needed to stay away

I chose not

"What's going on?"

silence, he looked at

you mean, Jerome? If you can sleep with Linda, can't I find my own

had never spoken to Jerome

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 getting drunk.She was just trying to ruin our relationship.As

words

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

pushed Linda

glaring at me fiercely, as though she wanted to

 "Now that things have come to this, just be

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

Robin

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

Linda bared her

you bitch!"

but before she could reach me,

muffled thump, and the smell of

Robin's POV: 

mere bystander, I was able to piece

unforgettable mate, whereas

been a lot of history

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

if Skylar would be

deep in thought, I suddenly saw Linda screech and rush towards Skylar, claws

stepped forward to

the periphery, I could see

to Skylar, I was the

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

okay?" Skylar looked at

a burning pain in

I shook my head with a