Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Stella stared at Susanna, disbelief written all over her face. There was no way Susanna could have done something like this.

But seeing Susanna falling apart right before her, Stella knew she had to get to the bottom of it. There was no way around it this time.

The thing with Susanna was different from anything that had happened with Tegan. Tegan's business was a matter of respect. But this? It needed answers.

"Fine, fine. Stop crying for a second and tell me what happened. I need to understand the whole thing."

Between sobs, Susanna recounted the previous night's events in broken sentences. The gist was that she was supposed to change Hull's bandages and give him his meds. But with all the mixing of pills and pouring of water, she mixed up the two medicines.

"You mixed them up?” Stella asked, incredulously. "That doesn't sound so terrible. Just a mix-up with the meds."

"And then, Hull took the external ointment orally," Susanna explained, "It's the one for wounds. It's really strong."

When Susanna said it was "really strong," Stella understood just how potent that ointment was.

Stella's eyes widened in shock. She was speechless, just staring at Susanna. It was beyond careless; it was downright dumb.

Susanna wiped her tears, muttering, "I'm so stupid, aren't I?"

a mess, and Stella didn't have the heart to reproach her anymore. But she had to

there and breathing, Hull must have been okay. If anything

turned out okay in the end, thank goodness. But I was scared

said something like, "You think that was scary? You haven't

I'd be pretty mad too. He was just injured, and you nearly made it much

do I do now?" Susanna asked, her eyes full of hope. "Can you get me out of

be more to this story.

didn't buy it. She grew up with Ronald, after all.

She was hiding

raised an

"Please, just talk to him. I

there was more beneath the

"He's in his room."

Stella said, ready

awaited.

entering Hull's private space