Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 769

On the island.

Susanna was going through her usual training routine today, and she was getting faster and more efficient at running laps. Her marksmanship was getting sharper, too.

But man, her skin had gotten so tan-she barely recognized herself in the mirror after her shower. She stared at her reflection, sucking in a sharp breath.

She poked at her sun-darkened cheeks and thought, How many bottles of moisturizer is it going to take to fix this? What if I never get my old skin tone back? If I end up as tanned as Yvonne, I don't even want to think about it. Utter despair.

Just then, Chloe's voice sounded from outside her door. "Susie?"

"Chloe, I'll be out in a sec!"

"Yvonne says you can take half a day off today. Once you're done showering, just relax."

"Wait, seriously?"

Susanna's eyes lit up like Christmas morning. She'd never imagined a half-day off could feel so precious, but now she totally got it.

Chloe just nodded. "Yep." And with that, she walked off.

Without another thought, Susanna beelined for Yvonne's room. Yvonne was still dead asleep-it was barely eight in the morning, after all.

to shower, grab some scrambled eggs and toast, then hit the shooting range. But with half a day off? No way was

a

hurled the expensive moisturizer at the intruder and

far. A strong arm caught her by the back of her hoodie and hauled her

Susanna: "!!!"

even get a word out, the intruder had her locked in a bear hug, a broad palm

scent. Her mind blanked

She knew that smell...

rumbled near her ear. "Getting pretty tough, aren't you? Actually

Hull's voice.

spun around, and the second she saw

vulnerable as

tears shining in

and felt something

chest. A voice in his head screamed: Hold her, kiss

he

herself into

snuggling close,

froze for a second, stunned. Then, all the pent-up longing from the past weeks exploded inside him, like a

kissed her, hard

to spin as Susanna melted in his arms, clinging