Seeing Jett Westgate and Annelise Valentine about to leave, Stella Sterling panicked.
She ignored the pain and grievance on her face, her eyes red-rimmed, and stumbled a few steps after them. "Jett, are you taking her with you? Then... then what about me...?"
Jett Westgate said flatly, "Take her back."
Leo Lennox strode forward and blocked Stella Sterling, who was trying to get closer.
He half-dragged, half-pulled her toward the sofa, muttering, "Just calm down already! Didn't you see how wasted that little hellion is? Don't piss her off again, or she might just deck you on the other side of your face!"
***
The Empyrean Heights - 26th Floor
Because Annelise Valentine kept running into the walls in the elevator, Jett Westgate had to carry her back over his shoulder.
He filled the bathtub with warm water, then turned to grab a sleep-inducing and relaxing milk-and-rose-scented bath bomb from the cabinet and tossed it in.
