Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

During that time in Portis City, Stella couldn't stop thinking-if she ever had the chance to go back to the Quinn family, she'd never leave again. If anyone ever dared to threaten her again, well, she'd make sure they regretted it. No one really knew how crushingly lonely Stella had been during her days in Portis City.

Ronald asked her, "So, you'll come back after the baby's born?”

"No way," Stella pouted, her lips jutting out in that stubborn way. She flat-out refused to move out-she wanted to stay right there with her mom and her sister. Ronald felt another headache coming on.

"You know, if your mom comes back, we'll have to sleep in separate rooms. You sure about this?"

Stella just grinned. "You could always sneak in through the window!"

Ronald stared. "Climb through the window?!"

Yeah, right.

Honestly, Ronald and Stella were in that sweet, can't-stand-to-be-apart phase, and the idea of sleeping in different rooms was torture. He tried everything to coax her into moving out with him-he just wanted a space for the two of them, their own little world.

Meanwhile, on Susanna's side of things...

Hull had given up on training her. Silas and Barnaby stood in one of the wooden cabins and watched from the window as Hull gently scooped Susanna up and carried her over to a deck chair on the beach.

Barnaby nudged Silas. "Didn't big bro used to say you gotta be tough, gotta push yourself?"

what's this now? No more

for gossip. "I think our brother's decided to protect

together, and the Black Gate was still a nightmare, Hull had insisted Susanna learn to protect

punch or

"Guess he finally gets it. Looks like we're about to

eye twitched, alarm bells ringing

her take her meds,"

mean... taking care of

hire a professional," Silas muttered, more to himself. Barnaby snorted. "When has he ever trusted anyone from

second, Barnaby

couldn't deny it. Hull never trusted outsiders. That's why his mansion didn't even

guess we're really going to have to learn how to take

too late. Maybe she's not

can be the one to learn all that baby stuff,"

trusts you most. He's always said

Just great. Two

now discussing diaper changes and

beach, Susanna had twisted her ankle-badly. It was already swelling up, and when Bull gently touched it, she