Outcast: The Alpha King’s Beloved

Skylar’s POV:

“Skylar, are you in there?”

I was sitting in my room and Jerome was knocking at the door.

“Yeah, come in,” I called out.

There was a click as the door opened.

Jerome walked in slowly with a cautious look.

Then, he held out a gift bag.

I took a cold glance at it.

There seemed to be a dress inside the bag.But why would Jerome buy me a dress all of a sudden?

“Honey, I want you to be my date at the dinner party,” Jerome said, holding my hand.

“You know what? Elder Tony came back with two friends.They were soldiers from Osman

Kingdom.They had a narrow escape with death on the battlefield before they met Tony by

accident.Today, they came to the Rainbow House and Mr.Jones recognized them.It was a wonderful

moment.”

Jerome’s tone was sincere, and his eyes glinted with determination.

“Fate is really an amazing thing.It was also fate that made us cross paths.Skylar, I will cherish our

precious relationship and every single moment that we are together.”

“Really?”

I couldn’t bring myself to say anything else, and just forced a bitter smile.

If it had been in the past, hearing such sweet words from Jerome’s lips would have shot me over

the moon.

I would have been too happy to even fall asleep.

But today, these words barely made a dent on my bad mood.

I could only force a smile, because I didn’t want to embarrass him.

I took the gift bag and put on the dress that Jerome had bought for me.

His eyes lit up as soon as he saw me wearing the dress, and he even leaned in to kiss me, but I

dodged subconsciously.

“Let’s go to the dinner party together.”

Jerome coughed to ease the awkward atmosphere. I nodded and held his arm.

With a smile, he wrapped his arm around my waist and held me tight.

There were a lot of guests at the dinner party.

When Jerome and I showed up hand in hand, all eyes turned to us.

“This is my mate, Skylar, the only love of my life,”

Jerome announced, publicly introducing me as his mate.

The crowd burst into a long round of applause, and they extended their blessings to us.

Watching him take such good care of me and dote on me only made me more confused.

I wanted to accept his care and concern.

After all, he was my mate.

But the truth was, I didn’t have any appetite.Linda’s hostile glances from time to time left me

unnerved.

Her gaze was ice-cold, as if she wanted to remind me that I was occupying a place that actually

belonged to her.

Linda’s POV:

After failing to seduce Jerome, I realized that he didn’t care about me at all, which made me feel

even more desperate.

But at this point, whether Jerome loved me or not didn’t matter.It was okay as long as he could give

me and Andy a family.

But the only way to achieve that was by forcing Skylar to leave Jerome, by any means possible.

I wanted that bitch to never appear in front of my eyes again.

The plan I had was vicious and manipulative, but I had to act now, because I was tired of tip-toeing

around like this.

I led Andy to Skylar and proposed a toast to her.

“Skylar, you and Jerome are a perfect match.I believe you will be a good Luna for him.” 

“Thank you, Linda.”

After clinking her glass with mine, Skylar drank the wine.I could see that she was absent-

minded.Was there something wrong between her and Jerome?

“Daddy.”

At this moment, Andy pulled Jerome’s sleeve and pouted at him.

“Daddy, I want to sit with you.”

Jerome picked up Andy and let him sit on his lap.

“What do you want to eat?”

Andy pointed at the shrimp in front of him, and Jerome patiently shelled it for him.

Sitting like this, the two of them really looked like father and son.It was a picture-perfect scene.

“Daddy, we need you.Please don’t abandon me and Mommy.”

While eating, Andy suddenly burst into tears.

Jerome hurriedly held Andy in his arms and coaxed him.

This scene should be enough to irritate Skylar, right? I stole a glance at Skylar, hoping to find a

trace of displeasure on her face.

“I need to go to the restroom.”

Sure enough, Skylar pulled a long face.

Jerome, who was stuck trying to comfort Andy, couldn’t focus on Skylar for the time being.

His attention, along with everyone else’s, was on the little boy.

It was the perfect opportunity for me.

I slipped away from the dinner party and followed Skylar to the restroom, where I saw her leaning

against the wall with tears flowing down her cheeks.

“I’m sorry.Andy is an insensible kid.You won’t mind it, will you?”

I handed Skylar a piece of tissue.

There was a flicker of surprise in her eyes, and she hesitated before taking the tissue paper.

“I want to talk to you,”

I continued, coming straight to the point.

“Linda, if you have something to say, just say it.There is no need to beat around the bush,”

Skylar said, dabbing the tears from her eyes.

“Fine.As you know very well, Andy needs a father.And the truth is, I also need a husband.Jerome

and I used to be head over heels for each other.We were a perfect couple.I firmly believe that as

long as you’re out of the picture, he, Andy, and I could be a happy family.”

I hoped that she could be wise enough to give up on Jerome on her own.Skylar stiffened and

pressed her lips together, as if reluctant to respond.

“Why do you insist on taking away my happiness?”

I pressed, pretending to be pitiful.

“I’m not. When I fell in love with Jerome, I had no idea that you were still alive.”

Skylar’s voice was getting softer and weaker.

“Well, I’m alive.I’m safe and sound.Can’t you see? It’s time for you to give back what belongs to

me,” I told her sharply.

“You are a cruel woman.You’re ruining my life as well as that poor boy’s! Skylar, how can you live

with yourself?” I cried.

But secretly, I was observing her expression.

I saw her face change completely.

It seemed that I had successfully made her believe that it was her fault, and that she was the bad

guy.

“I will stay with Jerome for the sake of our child.Skylar, please understand a mother’s heart.Of

course, if you can accept it, I’m willing to share Jerome with you.That will be a win-win situation.”

I was expecting Skylar to agree with me, at least for the time being, but she refused without

hesitation.

“That’s too absurd! What are you talking about? Jerome is a person, not an object.He can’t be

shared.”

“Then it’s all the more reason that you should think it over.Are you going to come in between me

and Jerome? I just want to give my son a complete family.What’s wrong with that?”

After saying those words, I stormed out of the restroom and went back to the hall, leaving Skylar to

ponder over my words alone.

The last thing I saw before leaving was her slide down to the floor, looking dejected and helpless.I

hoped that she would be persuaded by my words to leave as soon as possible.

Otherwise, I would not be polite to her any longer.In order to get Jerome back, I was willing to do

anything.