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

in between me and Jerome before the latter could

Robin up

at him too, not to

tense

Skylar's future boyfriend.Who are you?"

at me incredulously, as though he was waiting

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

the end, I chose not

"What's going on?"

Jerome couldn't stand my silence, he looked at me with

mean, Jerome? If you can sleep with Linda, can't I find my own

never spoken to

gloomily, as though I had just stabbed

sex with her, even after getting drunk.She

words shocked

not his child? Linda 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 no idea how she ended

he spoke, Jerome pushed

each other.She was glaring at me fiercely, as though she wanted to

have come to this, just be

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

a lunatic!" Robin couldn't help

already been punished severely.Andy is dead, but somehow, Skylar's still alive.It was you who should've died! Why did my child have to die and

though possessed by anger, Linda bared her claws and

bitch!" Linda acted

could reach me, Robin stepped

thump, and the

Robin's POV: 

mere bystander, I was able to

was Skylar's unforgettable mate, whereas

a lot of history among

it sounded like Skylar had misunderstood Jerome thanks to Linda's tricks, so she ran away

up, I wondered if

saw Linda screech and rush towards Skylar,

could even think about it, I stepped forward to protect Skylar, with

I could see Jerome running towards us,

to Skylar, I was the one who protected her

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

looked at me with worry-

a burning pain

I shook my head with a