Sutton Stracke is opening up about_ __The __Real Housewives of Beverly Hills_' 13th season being put on hold. The 51-year-old reality star tells PEOPLE that some _RHOBH _cast members

are "licking their wounds" after wrapping an intense season of the Bravo show. "I think that we had a tough season and it got really, really dark," Sutton admits.

"And so maybe it needed to have a minute so that the sun can come in." Despite the drama, Sutton hopes to continue filming with the cast amid her busy schedule, including the

launch of her cashmere and pajama collection at the Sutton Concept boutique. "I hope to come back," she shares. "I feel like I just found my sea legs, and found my voice. So,

social media with Paris Hilton," she says of Lisa, 59, posting a meme about the abuse Paris suffered as a teen. "And it changed the way I see her. However, I'm a forgiving

person, so." As for the rumored fallout between her and castmate Kathy Hilton, Sutton set the record straight. "Kathy and I have always been good. I don't know why that came

up, but we've always been good," she says. However, Sutton doesn't believe that Bravo will accept "anyone's ultimatum," referring to Kathy, 63, stating she

would only return to_ RHOBH_ for season 13 if Lisa and Erika Girardi were not invited back. Tension started boiling between Kathy and Lisa when the cast embarked on a trip to Aspen for

season 12. At the time, Kathy had a meltdown while out with most of the group at a local club, and Lisa claimed she made horrible comments about the entire cast, including sister Kyle

Richards, privately after the club fiasco. Lisa later said she was so "shook" by the situation that she locked herself in her bedroom to get away from Kathy. Kyle later accepted

Kathy's apology, but Lisa couldn't let it go. "I'm sorry, Kathy, you're not going to get away with it with me," Lisa said during an episode. "You can have

your tears. You can do what you're going to do but you did what you did and you're not going to just gaslight and manipulate me right now." She continued, "If you want to

apologize to me, let's talk about what you really did and let's talk about some of the names you called people and we'll go there if you want to." _NEVER MISS A STORY —

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Kathy told TMZ she "would only be willing to come back if the cast [was different]. If it was completely the same, absolutely not." "I feel there are two bullies that

intimidate a lot of the other girls. A couple speak up, but most of them, they're not being the most authentic self when they're pushed up to the wall and they're afraid of

what those two bullies [might do] because they're capable of anything, Erika and Lisa," she said. Kathy also claimed Lisa and Erika were "desperate for a storyline,"

adding, "They'll throw anybody under the bus. I said a few weeks ago, 'You watch. They're all going to start turning on each other.' And that started happening

yesterday."