Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 763

Lincoln took off as soon as he got the order.

Hull flopped down on a lounge chair—Yvonne had been lying there just a little while ago. At his feet sat a fishing net Susanna had dragged up from the ocean.

The fish inside were long dead, reeking so badly that flies were already buzzing around them.

You could practically feel the tension in the air, so thick it was suffocating.

Silas had no idea what to say.

Barnaby, on the other hand, never seemed to have that problem. He always had something to say—especially when he shouldn’t.

Even now, in this heavy silence, Barnaby piped up, “Gotta hand it to Princess Yvonne. Only took her three days to train Susie to dive in and catch fish.”

Silas shot him a look that screamed, Please, just stop talking.

This island had surveillance cameras pretty much everywhere. Hull had just finished watching all the videos of Susanna, piecing together exactly what happened when she made that phone call three days ago.

He had to admit, Yvonne’s methods were seriously intense—borderline insane, honestly.

If you had a weak heart, you’d probably keel over just watching it.

Even through the screen, they could all feel Susanna’s panic—her arms were moving so fast, it was like she was trying to leave a blur behind.

Hull didn’t say a word. He just stared out at the ocean, eyes dark and unreadable. No one could guess what was going through his mind.

Barnaby opened his mouth to talk again.

But this time, Silas cut him off. “With Lincoln on his way to Black Gate, he’ll keep Dan busy. Dan won’t be able to come after Susanna for now.”

Dan wanted to make sure Susanna didn’t walk away from Yvonne alive. If Susanna died in Yvonne’s care, it would all be blamed on her. And when Lacey lost her mind over it, she’d go head-to-head with the Quinn family.

Handing Lacey a rival like that? Dan was playing a dangerous game.

There was another worry, too: that Hull and Lacey might end up on the same side.

Well, not anymore. Hull had just sent people to Black Gate to help Lacey, which meant Dan would have his hands full for a while.

Of course, what Dan didn’t realize was that the truth always comes out. Even if Susanna died in Yvonne’s hands, Dan wouldn’t be able to walk away clean.

Hull’s thoughts flashed to Susanna, trapped with Yvonne. His eyes narrowed.

“Pull everyone back,” he ordered quietly.

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