Despite the fear gnawing at her insides, Susanna couldn''t help but grit her teeth in frustration.


    Hull watched her, his eyes twinkling with amusement like she were a startled little bunny.


    His smirk widened. "You jumped into my arms yourself, so why the fuss now, huh?"


    Susanna was at a loss for words. Her cheeks flushed a deeper shade of red as she stammered, "Just... let go of me first."


    She was genuinely worried about how things might escte if it continued.


    Wait a minute. Something was off. Her eyes darted down to her own legs, her breath catching as she felt an unfamiliar tingle.


    Like a jolt of electricity, she sprang away from him, her mind a nk. "You, you..."


    "What?" Hull asked.


    Susanna was too flustered to form a coherent response. The rumors she''d heard from Star, were they true or not? Her mind spun as she bolted from the room, locking herself in her own room, her heart racing.


    Meanwhile, Ste was at the hospital when her phone buzzed with a call from Susanna. "What''s up, Susie?"


    "Star, your info''s all wrong. Who gave you this stuff, anyway?"


    Ste was puzzled. "Huh? What info?"


    Susanna hadn''t heard about Tegan''s ident yet. Otherwise, she wouldn''t be grilling Ste on this.


    "About Hull," Susanna rified.


    Ste still didn''t get it. "Uh, could you be more specific?"


    Susanna sighed. "You know, the whole ''he''s not... functional'' thing."


    Ste nearly dropped her phone. "Wait, what? So, he is?"


    "Obviously," Susanna replied, exasperated.


    "You tested it?" Ste asked,


    ret


    lowering her voice as sing


    the room where Finley was checking on Tegan.


    Everyone said the same thing about Hull, including his friends. Barnaby had tried to test it by setting him up with a woman, and Hull had kieked her out within minutes. So why was Susanna saying otherwise?


    "Don''t get any ideas," Susanna cut off Ste''s train of thought.


    "Uh, how did you know then?" Ste pressed.


    Susanna hesitated. "I was in his arms. That''s how I knew."


    Ste was stunned, thinking it was getting harder to get Susanna''s point.


    "Why were you in his arms? Aren''t you scared of him?"


    Susanna fell silent, the air between them thick with unspoken words.


    "Oh, it''s tooplicated to exin right now."


    Ste sighed. "Okay, I''ll just imagine the rest."


    "Don''t you dare!" Susanna snapped. "I can''t even begin to exin it."


    Undoubtedly, Ste found it hard to understand the whole thing. And Susanna had no idea how to exin it, either.


    Meanwhile, Hull lounged in his room,


    a devilish grin ying on his lips. The lingering scent of Susanna''s perfume only fueled the intrigue in his eyes.