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.

I still have some self–control left,” he

would do if Stella remained here any longer.

that you won’t hurt me. Open the door and just

understand how enticing you are

earlier, he had an urge to just lock her up inside the cage with him so

for him, that was completely

knew that he could never hurt her, so he had no other

walked up to the cage and gripped the bars before softly telling him, “Open the door.”

magical allure to it, but he still

me,” she repeated softly. “Open the door.”

follow you around and badger you again? You might never be able to get rid of me again!” Stella said nothing. She just kept glaring

in the end, as Weston

seemed powerless yet hesitant.

the palm of his hand

a clicking noise, and to Weston, it felt like Stella had just opened a door into his heart.

walked towards him, and knelt down in front of him.

look into her eyes, “are you going to hurt me?”

could see his Adam’s apple move up and down.

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

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