The Unshackled Queen: Never Say Never by Gilbert Soysal

With help, Joselyn was raised to her feet; her cheeks quickly swelled, and blood oozed from the corners of her mouth.

“Oh, dear God!”

Exclamations rippled through the onlookers.

Unperturbed by the attention, Hannah waved the hand that had just struck Joselyn’s face and fixed her gaze on Valery.

Taken aback by Hannah’s bold response, Valery retreated several steps.

“What are you so afraid of?”

Hannah advanced toward her, taunting, “You’ve traveled all this way to stir up trouble, and now you’re scared?”

“You! There are guests all around.

If you don’t want to lose face, you…”

assumed that with Joselyn’s presence, she’d be protected this time, and

Joselyn, panic washed over her,

had reached its climax at that

distance, several individuals wheeled in a colossal cake

toward the front of the

by Hannah, Valery hastily retreated, her mind too rattled to register the voices of the

she wanted was

luck would have it, the cake

her frantic retreat, she accidentally collided

her footing and tumbled right into the

“Ah! What’s going on?”

erupted

just tumbled into the

about a stroke of bad

“Get her out quickly!”