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.

opportunity

hurriedly stepped in between me and Jerome before the

looked Robin up and down with undisguised

glared back at him too, not

grew tense

Skylar's future boyfriend.Who are you?"

turned to look at me incredulously, as though he was waiting for an

instinct was to deny Robin's claims, but on second thought, I realized I needed to stay

end, I chose not to explain

"What's going on?"

he looked at me with a

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

to

at me gloomily, as though I had just stabbed him

was lying.She tricked us all.I never had sex

Jerome's words shocked

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

Jerome pushed Linda

was glaring at me fiercely, as though

come to this,

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

Robin couldn't help

is dead, but somehow, Skylar's still alive.It was you who

possessed by anger, Linda bared her claws and ran

bitch!"

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

thump, and the smell of blood filled my

Robin's POV: 

was able to piece together who Jerome

unforgettable mate, whereas Linda was

must've been a lot of history

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

I wondered if Skylar would be

was deep in thought, I suddenly saw Linda

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

periphery, I could see Jerome running towards

closer to Skylar, I was the one who protected her

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

at me with worry-

burning pain in my

shook my head with