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

in between me and Jerome

he?" Jerome looked Robin up and down

back at him too,

grew tense and a bit

Skylar's future boyfriend.Who

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

claims, but on second thought, I

I chose not to

"What's going on?"

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

Linda, can't I find my own

spoken to Jerome like

at me gloomily, as though I had just stabbed him in the

me explain.Linda and I never rekindled our relationship.She was lying.She tricked us all.I never had sex with her, even after getting drunk.She was just trying to

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 no idea how

pushed Linda

was glaring at me fiercely, as

have come to this, just be

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

lunatic!" Robin couldn't help but

Skylar's still alive.It was you who should've died! Why did my child have to

bared her claws and ran

you bitch!"

before she could reach me, Robin stepped

and the smell of

Robin's POV: 

being a mere bystander, I was able to piece

whereas Linda

must've been a lot of history among the three

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

that the misunderstanding was cleared up, I wondered if Skylar would be willing to go back

deep in thought, I suddenly saw Linda screech and rush

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

could see Jerome running towards us,

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

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

at

burning pain in my

worry." I shook my head with