Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 956

Hull shot her a look of warning.

Susanna followed his gaze and spotted Derek and Caden standing not far away.

In an instant, her steaming plate of hot wings suddenly seemed tasteless.

Five minutes later.

Derek finally managed to secure a moment alone with Susanna—though Hull stayed within earshot, keeping a watchful eye on them.

That alone was enough to make Derek seethe, but with Hull looming so close, he didn’t dare let loose even a single reprimand. All the recent chaos swirling between Black Gate and the Murray family—every bit of it—had started because of Susanna. Yet now, faced with the very person who’d set it all in motion, he could only bite back his frustration.

He recalled Adelle’s instructions before he came.

Forcing a pleasant smile, Derek said, “Come back to Blacktower with me. That’s your home.”

He’d debated for ages about how to begin; in the end, this was what he could manage.

But as soon as Susanna heard him, her brows knit together. “And you think me coming back to Blacktower with you will magically fix everything?” she shot back.

“What do you mean?” Derek asked, clearly perplexed.

Susanna didn’t mince words. “I’m just a distraction, a scapegoat for everything that’s happened with Black Gate. Finding me will get you nowhere.”

She’d spent enough time around Hull by now to sense his bone-deep hostility toward Black Gate—not the kind that comes from a petty grudge, but a hatred etched deep over time. She wasn’t naïve about what that meant. So when Derek finally cornered her, Susanna decided not to waste anyone’s time.

Derek frowned. “Just a scapegoat?”

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