Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath (Stella) novel Chapter 1012

The instant Shawn realized Yvonne was looking his way, his face went deathly pale—as if all his courage had suddenly drained away.

He stiffened, voice wavering, “Yvonne…”

“You. Come here. Now!”

Shawn nearly squeaked. “I—I don’t dare!”

Oh God. It was over. She knew.

He met Yvonne's seething glare and could almost feel the heat of her fury rolling off her. The very thought of how she’d flattened Dan and his crew before made Shawn’s knees feel like jelly.

No way he was going to step forward.

“Yvonne, I… I…”

“You’re the one who dragged him out of there!”

Shawn hesitated, his mind racing. Could he just deny it?

But Xander’s piercing stare was enough to freeze him in place. He knew a warning when he saw one. Denial wasn’t an option.

So this is it—stick your neck out or keep your head down, either way you’re toast.

Shawn looked utterly pathetic as his gaze darted between Xander and Yvonne, practically begging for someone to show him mercy.

“Yvonne…”

“Yes or no!”

Shawn darted another glance at Xander, whose eyes practically screamed at him to confess. He was trapped.

At last, face long with misery, Shawn began inching backward, preparing to run for his life. “It was me! All right? It was me!”

He didn’t wait for Yvonne’s reaction. In a flash, he dashed into the cockpit and locked the door behind him.

Yvonne lunged after him, but Xander caught her in a tight hold.

She was incandescent with rage. “That little bastard! That no-good weasel! I’ll kill him!”

Shawn cowered just beyond the cockpit door, convinced his end was near. In the split second before he slipped away, he’d seen Yvonne’s wild eyes locked on him, ready to tear him limb from limb.

For weeks, they’d all been tiptoeing around, terrified she’d find out. Every time word came down that Dan had taken another beating, they’d all braced themselves.

And now…

“She’s pregnant?”

That was it—the apocalypse.

“Dan just got beat up twice more and landed in the hospital!” Shawn hissed.

“I’m leaving Ferrowland immediately!”

The news that Yvonne was pregnant and Dan was back in the ER left Ashley with zero hesitation—she was gone.

They hadn’t been wrong about her. Yvonne was a force of nature, and not in a good way.

When Shawn called Lott, he got the same reaction. Lott didn’t waste a second: “I’m out of here. Right now.”

This wasn’t just hiding—it was running for their lives.