Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Susanna avoided Hull's gaze, keeping her eyes glued to her plate of mashed potatoes. She didn't say a word, just kept pushing her food around with her fork.

Hull raised an eyebrow. "Susie?"

She squirmed in her seat. "I-it's nothing. Just... thanks for last night."

Hull let out a small laugh. “You're thanking me by serving me soup? That's your big gesture?"

Susanna's cheeks turned bright red. "!!"

Hull leaned in a little, voice dropping, all teasing. "Trust me, that's not exactly the kind of gratitude I had in mind."

She understood exactly what he meant, and her blush deepened.

Hull took a sip of the chicken noodle soup she'd ladled for him. "By the way, don't call Star over here for a while."

"Huh?"

he really not want Star to come by? Honestly, she hadn't planned on seeing Star anytime soon anyway. Considering everything going on... she was pregnant, and in the last few weeks, she'd come to realize just how

And if they could get to her, they could go after Star too. Star

"Don't go see her

get it. I'm basically a walking disaster zone

understood it before, but

"Relax. You're not nearly powerful enough to drag Star down

Ferrowland would dare lay a

nobody dared touch her. It was an unspoken rule: as long as you left Stella alone, anything was negotiable. But if

lip. "But what about Black Gate? Aren't

to be utterly ruthless. Last night, seeing those twin sisters with their strange gear and weapons, she finally understood just how

They're nothing compared to Mr.

one really knew who ran Black Gate these days, but Hull was confident they'd never have the guts

tangled her connections

say the guy last night was called Dan-something, and those twins were Ivanna Nelson or whatever? Different last names. Is that normal around here? Don't kids usually

Only the boys take their

shot up. "So... the girls