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?"

this now?

of Barnaby's constant need for gossip. "I think our brother's decided to protect her

together, and the Black Gate was still a nightmare, Hull had insisted Susanna learn to protect herself—she needed to survive on her own before going back to that

was Hull's girl. As long as she could throw a punch or two, maybe run fast if she had to, that was enough. Hull would handle

mulling that over. "Guess he finally gets it. Looks like

eye twitched, alarm bells ringing in his

her take her meds,"

mean... taking care

muttered, more to himself. Barnaby snorted. "When has he ever trusted

Barnaby actually sounded

deny it. Hull never trusted outsiders. That's

to take care of a baby," Barnaby said,

groaned. "It's not too late. Maybe she's not even

to learn all that baby stuff," Barnaby

bro trusts you most. He's always said

great. Two

now discussing diaper changes and

her ankle-badly. It was already swelling up, and