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.

took this as an opportunity to

in between me and Jerome before the

looked Robin up and down with

him too,

tense and

Skylar's future boyfriend.Who are you?" Robin

turned to look at me incredulously, as though he

deny Robin's claims, but on second thought, I

the end, I chose

"What's going on?"

my silence, he looked at me with a

own love? Besides, Andy, your son, just died.How can you

to Jerome like this

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

lying.She tricked us all.I never had sex with her, even

Jerome's words shocked

ask Linda.I kicked her out

he spoke, Jerome pushed Linda in front of

and I looked at each other.She was glaring at

that things have come to this, just be honest,

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

a lunatic!" Robin couldn't

dead, but somehow, Skylar's still alive.It was you who should've died! Why did my child have

anger, Linda bared her claws and ran towards

bitch!"

to dodge, but before she could reach me, Robin stepped in

muffled thump, and the smell of blood filled my

Robin's POV: 

I was able

whereas Linda was his ex-

a lot of history

it sounded like Skylar had misunderstood Jerome thanks to

cleared up, I wondered if Skylar would be

thought, I suddenly saw Linda screech and rush towards Skylar,

stepped forward to protect Skylar, with my

periphery, I could see Jerome running towards us,

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

Jerome subdued Linda instead.

okay?" Skylar looked at me with

felt a burning pain

okay.Don't worry." I shook my head with a