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.

an opportunity to rush to

stepped in between me and Jerome

Jerome looked Robin up and down

glared back at him too,

tense and

boyfriend.Who

turned to look at me incredulously, as though he was

on second

I chose not to

"What's going on?"

he looked at me

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

spoken to

gloomily, as though I had just

please, just let me explain.Linda and I never rekindled our relationship.She was lying.She tricked us all.I never had sex

words shocked

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 her

he spoke, Jerome pushed Linda in

was glaring at me fiercely,

this, just be honest, Linda," Jerome

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

a lunatic!" Robin couldn't help

but somehow, Skylar's still alive.It

anger, Linda bared her claws and ran

you bitch!"

tried to dodge, but before she could reach me, Robin

a muffled thump, and the smell of blood filled my

Robin's POV: 

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

Skylar's unforgettable mate, whereas Linda was his

must've been a lot of history among the three

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

if Skylar would

thought, I suddenly saw Linda screech and rush towards Skylar,

forward to protect Skylar, with my

the periphery, I could see

I was closer to Skylar, I was

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

at me with worry-

burning pain in

I shook my head with