Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Dan had just gotten off the phone with Xander, still seething with anger, when he heard Blacktower was calling for him.

He spat out two words, annoyed: "Not going!"

Carroll, ever the eager assistant, chimed in, "Want me to tell them that?"

"Wait..."

"What now?"

Dan sighed, "Get the car ready."

Honestly, he hadn't been in a rush about this whole Susanna thing. He figured Yvonne and Xander could handle it themselves and ask around if they needed help.

But this woman—she was like a rabid dog, lashing out at everyone when she couldn't find her target.

Now, thanks to her, he had to get involved in the wild goose chase too.

Just thinking about it made Dan's blood boil.

Meanwhile, on Xander's side of town-

Yvonne slammed back a glass of milk in one gulp, fuming. "Still not tough enough, huh?"

She'd been repeating that line since last night.

She was convinced Black Gate wouldn't give up Susanna because they hadn't hit them hard enough yet.

compared

take the hit

just looked at her, deep in thought, but said

through her hair. "Jeez, I've never come up against someone

still hadn't gotten what they wanted. First time for everything,

soon, Star's gonna be heartbroken. She was comforting me on the

Yvonne feel a pang

little sister down-especially knowing how much Susanna had looked out for

brow. "She was comforting

even though I could tell she was

so sweet?"

wavered with

darkened, something unreadable passing through.

what's that supposed to mean? My sister's not some bratty diva like

high-maintenance

shook his

this really

how frantic

been when Susanna

comforting. Yvonne instead... Content Belongs

just didn't

close Stella and Susanna were, there was no way she'd be so

"I don't care, just go after anything else you've got your

to be like this. Now

long, thoughtful