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 to

hurriedly stepped in between me and Jerome before the

Jerome looked Robin up and down with

at him too, not

tense

future boyfriend.Who

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

claims, but on second thought,

the end, I chose not

"What's going on?"

stand my silence, he looked

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

spoken to Jerome

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

all.I never had sex with her, even after getting drunk.She was just trying to

Jerome's words shocked

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

spoke, Jerome pushed Linda in

glaring at me fiercely, as though she wanted to

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

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

a lunatic!" Robin couldn't help but

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

by anger, Linda bared

you bitch!" Linda acted

to dodge, but before she could reach

heard a muffled thump, and

Robin's POV: 

mere bystander, I was able

whereas Linda

a lot of history among the

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

the misunderstanding was cleared up, I wondered if Skylar would

thought, I suddenly saw Linda

it, I stepped forward to protect Skylar,

I could see Jerome running towards us,

because I was closer to Skylar, I was the

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

you okay?" Skylar looked at me with worry- filled

burning

shook my