Chapter 174: A Familiar Face

  “You get up this moment or I will kill you,” James said. Stella stiffened the moment she saw his face. She could recognize this face even in her sleep. This was her husband, James, who disappeared years ago.   “Help me, please, the vines. I am really trying to get off,” Stella insisted. He looked at her and pulled her off him very easily. It was as though she was a light as a feather. But she was not put down; she was instead flung in an unknown direction. She could not believe it. What had she done wrong?   Stella folded into herself like a fetus, protecting her head in the process, as she slammed into a tree. She coughed wildly as she tried to stand. She did not bother to check where James was; as far as she was concerned, it was good as long as she did not meet him again. From his expression, he did not recognize her. Had she gotten old? She suppressed the biter feeling in her chest and took a deep breath. She got up quickly and limped away. She could feel that she had broken