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…”

had witnessed Hannah’s violent tendencies before and had assumed that with Joselyn’s presence, she’d be protected this

audacious slaps on Joselyn,

had reached its climax at

distance, several individuals wheeled in a colossal cake resembling

pushed it toward the

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

was a

the cake had been

frantic retreat, she accidentally collided with

lost her footing and tumbled

“Ah! What’s going on?”

crowd erupted

tumbled

a

“Get her out quickly!”