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…”

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

saw Hannah’s audacious slaps on Joselyn, panic

banquet had reached its climax at that

a colossal

it toward the

retreated, her mind too

she wanted was a

luck would have it, the cake had

retreat, she accidentally collided with someone behind

around, she lost her footing and tumbled right into

“Ah! What’s going on?”

crowd erupted in

tumbled into the

about a

“Get her out quickly!”