Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

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.

he was leaving no room to breathe. Not for her, not for

attempted to wriggle free, Ronald caught her hand. His voice, now tinged with desire, broke the silence. "Trying to

couldn't muster a complete

a moment, when Stella was nearly out

for air, her cheeks

hers. "Why did you come here,

and plenty of food to recover from

nap, which was

into his chest, her muffled voice emerging, "Yvonne's

paused, a heaviness settling in

"She called you?"

"She wants me to pick her up

Ronald about her visit. Yet, Stella turned around

displeasure crossed

was icy as he

AUMS

on them, pivoted respectfully at the sound of his name. "Yes,

that little runaway is

Yvonne had turned the world

there'd be hell to pay. That girl

Keep a close eye on her, and the person in charge this time can face the penalties