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Was she scared?

Truth be told, after countless encounters of this sort within the Quinn family, Stella no longer felt the raw fear that had gripped her the first time she witnessed Ronald take a life. Her gaze casually drifted to the lifeless body on the floor. "Was he one of Lancelot's guys?"

Lancelot - a name she'd heard Ronald and Hull mention back in Spring Hill.

Ronald hummed in acknowledgment before leaning in to press a kiss to her cold lips- tender, lingering, and entirely unexpected.

Stella's mind buzzed as she instinctively pushed at Ronald. "There's- there's a body right there."

Seriously, big guy, there's a dead man just feet away.

And Idris and the others were right there, too.

What was he thinking? Making it blatantly obvious that the girl he'd been raising for years had now become his woman?

Even Idris, who usually kept his emotions under wraps, felt his brain short-circuit.

Despite having an inkling about what had transpired the previous night, this outright show of affection...

Idris, along with the bodyguards, discreetly turned away.

It wasn't just Idris, Stella was equally flustered.

Considering the less-than-glorious events of last night, she thought she and Ronald needed time to sort things out.

room to breathe. Not

her hand. His voice, now tinged with desire, broke the silence. "Trying to escape,

couldn't muster a

nearly out of breath,

her cheeks flushed with a

hers. "Why did you come here,

always needed extra sleep and plenty of food to recover

take a good long nap, which was why he had Idris bring Kaku

nuzzled into his chest, her muffled voice

heaviness

"She called you?"

wants me to pick her up

phone nott tell Ronald about her visit. Yet, Stella turned around and spilled the beans without

flash of displeasure crossed Ronald's eyes.

voice was icy as he called

AUMS

pivoted respectfully at the sound of

out where that little runaway is right

Yvonne had turned the world upside down

both knew that if Yvonne found Stella, there'd be hell to pay. That girl was too cunning for her own good.

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