Chapter 199

Medical pod. Stella walked in and found Charles leaning against the bedhead, fingers swiping across a virtual screen. He looked like he was sketching out some serious plan. As soon as he saw her, he shut it off right away. "You're back," he said softly, eyes scanning her up and down. Seeing no fresh injuries after the whipping she'd taken, he finally relaxed. She sat down beside the bed, visibly tired. "Yeah, Fiona's okay now." She didn't go into details. Stella was mentally drained—Noah's recent behavior had her on edge. What exactly was he scheming? Charles's gaze lingered on her profile, then he suddenly reached out, grabbing her wrist. His voice dropped low. "Stella, we can't stay here any longer." She looked up at him. "What do you mean?" "Noah's gone off the deep end." His tone had a chill to it. "He's breaking the Raven rules for Jade. If we don't get out, we're just pawns in his game." His grip tightened. "I'm getting you out of here." Stella hesitated. So, he knew too? Not rea