Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 247

Felicia finally snapped out of her confusion.

Why would Stephan say she was going to find Arnold?

What kind of joke was that?

Her expression darkened. She opened her mouth to retort, but he forced a kiss on her before she could speak. A commanding, demanding, and relentless kiss swallowed her words before they could escape. She struggled, but Stephan was unyielding. His dominance left her no room to retaliate.

Felicia didn't have her silver needles with her, but she didn't need them. She knew the human body's meridians like the back of her hand-every pressure point and every weak spot was burned into her memory. Moreover, Stephan sustained some serious injuries after that fall in Alverton. With precision and speed, she curled her fingers into a claw and drove them into his waist, hitting the exact spot to make him buckle. A low grunt escaped Stephan, his body stiffening as his dark eyes bore into her. There was no pain in his expression-only a simmering danger that seemed to deepen the room's already charged atmosphere. Then, a faint, coppery scent filled the air.

Felicia froze, her anger giving way to guilt. Had she hit him too hard? She knew she'd gone for a sensitive spot, but she hadn't intended to hurt him like this.

"Don't move!" she exclaimed, quickly climbing out of bed. She flicked on the lights, revealing his disheveled state and the crimson beginning to seep through his shirt.

"I'll get the first aid kit. Just don't touch it!"

the room, the corners of his lips quirking into an amused smirk. Her flushed cheeks and slightly swollen lips were evidence of their earlier confrontation, which pleased him

silently grumbling about how Stephan deserved it. If he hadn't

she lifted his shirt to check the damage, her complaints died on

from when they'd fallen off the cliff in Alverton and were swept downstream by the raging waters. Stephan had shielded her the entire time, taking the brunt of the sharp rocks. The cut had been healing, but her attack

felt a pang

movements softened as she carefully cleaned and dressed the wound. What she had initially intended to be quick and perfunctory

had been ready to

he swallowed the words as he watched her

this little brat has some conscience

and though the lingering heat of his earlier emotions hadn't entirely subsided, his gaze was now calmer and more composed. Felicia, still tending to his wound, sighed dramatically as she sprinkled her handmade medicinal powder over the cut. "My medicine... This stuff is

handed him the rest of the bottle. "Here, take this. Use a little each day. It'll stop the bleeding and help it heal faster."

of them knew exactly what he was

she

ointment. What followed afterward spiraled

She snapped, "And what about just now? You didn't have any drugs in your system then, so you were plenty clear-headed! Yet

back the last part. She had been about to say, "You gave