Chapter 1378

Stella let him hug her for a long time. She could very clearly feel his chest rising and falling violently as he held her in his arms.

Finally, she patted his back and told him, “You’re covered in blood. Let’s get you cleaned up for now, and then we’ll talk.”

Only then did Weston let her go.

Stella got up, turned away from him, and walked out of the cage.

“Take off the rest yourself,” she said. “I’ll wait for you here.”

But to her surprise, the next moment, she heard him shut the cage door. She turned around and saw Weston already locking himself up inside again.

He then slumped down onto the floor powerlessly before covering his eyes with his hands, refusing to even look at her.

“What are you doing?” she asked, frowning as she walked up to him.

“You should leave now,” he told her. “Forget about me.”

His voice was gruff and croaky as if he was exerting great self–control in every word he spoke. His Adam’s apple moved as he swallowed his saliva.

“Leave while I still have some self–control left,” he added raspily.

not imagine what he would do if Stella remained here

you won’t hurt me. Open the door

how enticing you

just lock her up inside the cage with him so they

was completely beyond

could never hurt her, so he had no other choice but to let

now.

up to the cage and gripped the bars before

allure to it, but he still would not move.

she repeated softly. “Open the door.”

I might follow you around and badger you again? You might never be able to get

nothing. She just kept

effective in the end, as Weston eventually relented and handed her the

seemed powerless yet

palm of

it felt

stepped into the cage, walked towards him, and knelt down in front

make him look into her eyes, “are

could see his Adam’s apple move up and

was trying to

then, with the same caution and tenderness that one would treat their most prized and precious possession, he started to kiss her

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