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

hurriedly stepped in between me and Jerome

looked Robin up and down with

glared back at him too, not to be

tense and a bit

future boyfriend.Who are you?"

incredulously, as though he was waiting for an

claims, but on second thought, I realized I needed to stay away

end, I chose not

"What's going on?"

stand my silence, he looked at me with

can't I find my own love? Besides,

spoken to

though I had just stabbed him in the

just 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

Jerome's words shocked

her out of the Rainbow Pack as soon

he spoke, Jerome pushed Linda in

at me fiercely, as

to this, just be honest, Linda," Jerome

fine! 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 why I went to work at Robin's house as a maid! Skylar, you lucky bitch.How come you survived the poison?" Linda said through gritted

lunatic!" Robin couldn't help but

be a lunatic, but I've already been punished severely.Andy is dead, but somehow, Skylar's

Linda bared her claws and ran towards

you bitch!"

but before she could reach

a muffled thump, and the smell of

Robin's POV: 

mere bystander, I was able

Skylar's unforgettable mate, whereas

of history among the three of

it sounded like Skylar had misunderstood Jerome thanks to Linda's

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

thought, I suddenly saw Linda screech and

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

see Jerome

because I was closer to Skylar, I was the one

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

Skylar looked at me with worry-

felt a burning

I shook my