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

and Jerome before

he?" Jerome looked Robin up and down with undisguised

glared back at him

tense and a

future boyfriend.Who are

this, Jerome turned to look at me incredulously, as

but on second thought, I realized I needed

the end, I chose not to

"What's going on?"

silence, he looked at me with a pained

I find my own love? Besides, Andy,

to Jerome like

as though I had just stabbed him in the

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

words shocked

"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

at each other.She was glaring at

that things have come to this, just

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

lunatic!" Robin

lunatic, but I've already been punished severely.Andy is dead, but somehow, Skylar's still alive.It was you who should've died! Why did

anger, Linda bared

you bitch!" Linda

before she could reach me, Robin stepped

and the

Robin's POV: 

I was able to piece

mate, whereas Linda was his

lot of history among the three

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

if Skylar

saw Linda screech

even think about it, I stepped forward

could see Jerome running

because I was closer to Skylar, I was the one who

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

looked at me with worry- filled

a burning pain in my

I shook my head with