Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Thinking back on all the hell she'd been through these past years, Regina Schultz felt a surge of raw anger burning in her chest.

She watched Stella Quinn, the center of everyone's attention, everyone treating her like she was some kind of princess. There was a time when Regina had been just like that.

Back when she was the beloved daughter of the Schultz family...

But everything that had gone wrong in her life-every single thing—was because of Stella.

"Stella, you're a snake! You ruined me! I hope you lose everything, just like I did. I hope you end up exactly where I am," Regina screamed, her voice echoing through the hall.

The butler's face turned pale. He motioned to the two maids nearby. "Take her away, now."

"No! I'm not going back there! I want to go home, take me back to the Schultzes!" Regina shouted, her voice cracking.

"Stella"

Stella interrupted her, her voice calm and clear. "What happened to you wasn't because of me."

Regina stared at her, speechless.

steady eyes, the memory of three years ago flashing

the Quinn family and had me kidnapped. You planned the whole thing-how you'd end up in Ronald Quinn's bed, how you'd get pregnant, how I'd disappear for good. You figured it all out, every single detail. But you didn't count on Xander

That night...

shake Ronald off his tail, finally found him and explained everything. He played along with Regina's plan, just

angle. If she'd succeeded, Stella

Xander found a way out in the chaos-a tiny window-and helped Stella escape from

on the surface, was forcing Stella out of the Quinn family. But along the way, she had set up all kinds of traps, hoping Stella

together.

s

Ronald, more fiercely than anyone else—including Melissa

went ghostly pale as she

end up like this

because of what you did to me. Do you get

came in ragged gasps. "You don't deserve him, Stella! You're nothing! Why

and the Quinns were close once that all changed because

disgusting, pining after your own brother. You're filthy. You never should've stayed with the

walked in, he caught