Chapter 161

Stella instinctively shoved him as his lips came close, and thankfully, he didn't push any further. "Doesn't concern you?" Charles's voice was low, and as he turned to lock the door, the sharp click of metal broke the silence of the room. Stella backed off without thinking, her spine hitting the cold wall. She had never seen Charles look at her like that. Ever since he found out the truth, he'd never forced her into anything—until now. That eerie sense of both familiarity and strangeness made her heart race with fear. "What are you doing? Let me go—mmpf..." Before she could even finish, Charles caught her wrist and pinned it above her head with one hand, the other braced by her ear on the wall. His tall frame trapped her in, tension pressing in from all sides. "Charles!" Stella struggled, but he just tightened his grip. His breath was hot against her face, and his bloodshot eyes bored into her own, way too close. "Say it again," he rasped, his voice hoarse. "Say you're okay with me get