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

in between me and Jerome before the latter

Jerome looked Robin up and

him too, not

tense and a

future boyfriend.Who are you?" Robin

look at me incredulously, as though he was waiting for

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

the end, I chose not

"What's going on?"

silence, he looked at me with a pained

my own love?

spoken to Jerome

though I had just stabbed him in

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

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 her deceit.I have

pushed Linda in front

at each other.She was glaring at me fiercely,

 "Now that things have come to this, just be honest,

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

Robin couldn't help

punished severely.Andy is dead, but somehow, Skylar's still

though possessed by anger, Linda bared

bitch!" Linda

before she could reach me, Robin stepped

I heard a muffled thump, and the smell

Robin's POV: 

was able to piece

whereas Linda was his

of history among

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

wondered if Skylar would

I suddenly saw Linda screech and rush towards Skylar, claws

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

I could see Jerome running towards

closer to Skylar, I

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

looked at me with worry- filled

burning pain in my

I shook my head with a slight