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.

have some self–control left,” he added

would do

a deep breath and told him, “I trust you, and I know that you won’t hurt me.

his head. “You don’t understand how enticing you are to me

up inside the cage with him

was completely beyond the pale.

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

up to the cage and gripped the bars before softly telling him,

to it, but he still would not move.

repeated softly.

and badger you again? You might never be

end, as Weston eventually relented

powerless

the palm of his hand and

it felt like Stella had just opened a door into

towards him, and knelt down in

his chin to make him look into her eyes, “are you

see his Adam’s apple move up and down.

her so intently that it seemed he was trying to peer into the depths of her

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