The Unshackled Queen: Never Say Never by Gilbert Soysal

“Divorce.

”

A mere pair of delicate paper sheets marked the conclusion of a four -year marriage.

Hannah Moore’s slender fingers touched the inked name of her husband on the document.

Raising her eyes to meet Declan Edwards’s, a tearful glint was unmistakable.

“Is there no chance for us?”

Her voice wavered slightly, strained from emotion and the exertion of household chores.

Beads of sweat clung to her forehead, sticking to her thick black eyeglass frames, making her appear awkward and plain.

Anticipating his return tonight, excited to discuss their future, she had gotten up early, handpicked fresh produce, cooked, and tidied the house.

Her efforts felt futile upon hearing the gut-wrenching news.

“Our marriage was essentially a business arrangement,” Declan snapped, flicking ash from his cigarette.

Eliana will return

”

So that was it.

heart, was the one

her tongue pressed to her palate, Hannah

bowed her head, her mind a bit

up, Declan disregarded everything,

married her

his devotion never

a seemingly endless silence, Declan glanced at the woman

skin smooth, her nose finely shaped, and her lips akin to rose

behind thick-framed glasses, her eyes sparkled now

was unexciting, almost to the point of being

demeanor was always

wife persona she had maintained for so long was as uninteresting as a glass

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the role

but she could never be the

it out in

flicked towards Hannah’s