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…”

Hannah’s violent tendencies before and had assumed that with Joselyn’s presence, she’d be protected this time, and Hannah wouldn’t dare

Hannah’s audacious slaps on Joselyn, panic washed over her, and she

had reached its climax at that

individuals wheeled in a colossal cake resembling

it toward the front

hastily retreated, her mind too rattled to register the voices

she wanted was a swift

the cake had been wheeled close

she accidentally collided with

her footing and tumbled right into

“Ah! What’s going on?”

erupted

tumbled into the

a stroke

“Get her out quickly!”