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

looked Robin up and down with undisguised

at him too, not to be

grew tense and a bit

future boyfriend.Who are

Jerome turned to look at me incredulously, as though he

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

end, I chose not

"What's going on?"

my silence, he looked

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

spoken to Jerome like

at me gloomily, as though I had just stabbed

had sex with her, even after getting drunk.She was just trying to ruin our

words

I'm telling the truth.If you don't believe me, ask Linda.I kicked her out of the Rainbow Pack

Jerome pushed Linda in

at me fiercely, as though she wanted to skin me

to this, just be honest, Linda," Jerome said

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 you survived the poison?" Linda

Robin

Skylar's still alive.It was you who should've died! Why did my child have to die and not

by anger, Linda bared her

bitch!"

she could

I heard a muffled thump, and the smell of blood filled

Robin's POV: 

a mere bystander, I was able to piece

Skylar's unforgettable mate, whereas Linda

a lot of history among

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

up, I wondered if

I was deep in thought, I suddenly saw

think about it, I stepped forward to

I could see Jerome running

closer to Skylar, I

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

Skylar looked at me with

felt a burning pain in

my