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.

took this as an opportunity to rush

me and Jerome before the latter could

he?" Jerome looked Robin up and down with undisguised

glared back at him too, not

grew tense

future boyfriend.Who

to look at me incredulously,

second thought, I realized I needed to stay away

in the end, I

"What's going on?"

stand my silence, he looked

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

spoken to Jerome

as though I had just stabbed him in

was lying.She tricked us all.I never had sex with her,

words

kicked her out of the Rainbow Pack as soon as I found out about her deceit.I have no idea how she ended up

Jerome pushed Linda in

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

come to this, just be honest, Linda," Jerome said

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

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 to die

by anger, Linda bared her claws and ran

bitch!"

before she could reach me, Robin stepped

muffled thump, and the smell of blood filled

Robin's POV: 

bystander, I was able to piece

whereas Linda was his

must've been a lot of

about, it sounded like Skylar had misunderstood Jerome thanks

the misunderstanding was cleared up, I wondered if Skylar would be willing to

suddenly saw Linda screech

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

see

I was the one

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

you okay?" Skylar looked at me with worry-

a burning

worry." I shook my head with a