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.

took this as an opportunity to

in between me and Jerome before the

is he?" Jerome looked Robin up and down

glared back at him too, not to

tense and a

future boyfriend.Who are you?"

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

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

I chose

"What's going on?"

stand my silence, he looked at me with

Linda, can't I find my own love? Besides, Andy, your son, just died.How can you be so calm?" I asked

never spoken to Jerome like this

looked at me gloomily, as though I

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

words shocked

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

Jerome pushed Linda in front of

glaring at me fiercely,

to this,

of the Rainbow Pack.That's how we ended up here as beggars! As fate would have it, you were here too.I decided

a lunatic!" Robin

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

bared her

you bitch!" Linda acted

before she could reach me, Robin stepped

muffled thump, and the smell of blood

Robin's POV: 

being a mere bystander, I was able to piece

whereas Linda

a lot of history

sounded like Skylar had

wondered if

was deep in thought, I suddenly saw Linda screech and rush

it, I stepped forward to protect Skylar, with

periphery, I could see Jerome running towards us,

was closer to Skylar, I was the one who protected her in

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

okay?" Skylar looked at me with worry-

felt a burning pain in my

okay.Don't worry." I shook my head with