Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 911

When Tegan said the word 'help,' Stella froze. "You want me to stop Uriah?"

Ugh…

That kind of help!

How was that any different from helping Susanna fend off Hull? They had all seen clear as day how Uriah felt about Tegan all these years.

Stella’s first instinct was that this was a favor she couldn't grant.

But Tegan shook her head. "No, not stop him."

"Huh? Then what do you need?" Stella breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that she didn't want to help Tegan, but honestly... her gut reaction was that she couldn't possibly stop him!

Besides, even though Uriah was from Portis City, he had some serious connections in the underworlds of both Yoreland and Ferrowland.

To put it simply, Tegan's decision to leave was probably still playing out right in the palm of his hand.

She… she had been a bird in his gilded cage for a long time.

If Uriah didn’t want to let go, it wouldn't be easy for Tegan to fly free.

Tegan took a deep breath. "Even though I've left Portis City, I know things with Uriah aren't completely over. Those people… they still won't let me go."

Stella was confused. "???"

Those people? The Horner family?

"His sister, Leslie Horner, and his mother," Tegan said. "I think they'll try to come after me in Yoreland."

"What?" Stella exclaimed.

"I need your help to stop them," Tegan said, looking straight at Stella.

She was, without a doubt, asking Stella to protect her. A bitter smile touched her lips. "I just want to leave Uriah. I don't want to die."

"Before I can cut ties with him for good, I need to make sure I stay alive, right?"

Tegan said it with a forced casualness, but only someone who had lived it could understand the deep pain behind those words.

"Does Uriah know his mother and sister would do something like that to you?" Stella asked.

The profound sadness coming off Tegan was palpable; it felt like she had reached her absolute limit.

*Buzz, buzz, buzz.* Tegan's phone vibrated.

She pulled it out. It was Uriah.

She gave Stella a small smile. "I'm just gonna take this."

"Okay."

Tegan walked to the side to answer the call.

The moment she picked up, Uriah's voice, tight with suppressed rage, came through the line. "Where are you?"

"Does it matter?" Tegan shot back.

"Tegan!"

His tone sharpened, his anger now crackling through the phone.

Tegan closed her eyes. "The night you left me standing in the rain, that was it. From that moment on, where I go is none of your business."