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

and

looked Robin up and down with

at him too, not

tense and a

Skylar's future boyfriend.Who

turned to look at me incredulously, as though he

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

the end, I chose not to explain

"What's going on?"

silence, he looked at me with

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

had never spoken to

though I had just stabbed him in

us all.I never had sex with her, even after getting drunk.She was just trying to ruin our relationship.As

words shocked

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

spoke, Jerome pushed Linda in front

at each other.She was glaring at

to this,

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 to work at Robin's house as a maid! Skylar, you lucky bitch.How come

lunatic!" Robin couldn't

Skylar's still alive.It was

by anger, Linda bared her claws and

bitch!"

she could reach me, Robin

a muffled thump, and the smell of blood filled

Robin's POV: 

I was able to piece together who

whereas Linda

been a lot of history among

like Skylar had misunderstood Jerome thanks to Linda's

if Skylar would be willing to go back to

deep in thought, I suddenly saw Linda screech and rush

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

see Jerome running towards us,

because I was closer to Skylar, I was the one who

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

okay?" Skylar looked at me with

a burning pain in my

I shook my head with a