The Unshackled Queen: Never Say Never by Gilbert Soysal

“He couldn’t save you because Amelie had been threatening him with your life.

Amelie? She’s a master at playing nice in front of my father,” Hannah remarked.

“The Compton-Chadwich alliance only made the Chadwich family more daring.

You think he’d risk you for anything, just being my father’s right-hand man?”

Alessandra’s furious face froze.

“If he tried to get you out of Jade Paradise, Amelie would never let him off the hook.

He’s stuck with my father’s errands; he can’t watch over you all the time,” Hannah pointed out.

“Being with the Comptons won’t guarantee your safety.

And where else could he send you?”

Alessandra shook her head, looking bewildered.

“You’ve barely scratched the surface! You don’t know a thing!”

“Why do you reckon we’d be having this chat if you weren’t Winston’s sister?”

Hannah’s gaze met Alessandra’s, her lips tight.

“He reached out to me for help, remember? To save you.

Without being Winston’s sister, you think you’d have dodged that close call heading to the Blackeye? If you weren’t Winston’s sister, I’d have just let the Juarez family handle you however they pleased!”

Alessandra glared at Hannah,

hand me over! It was me who

think it’s

it natural to fight for

into the Blackeye against my will? No! I made the choice myself! I told Madam if

a mess, crying about going to

promised to rescue me, but I

”

down her face, Alessandra

should I trust

observed as Alessandra poured out her

to her knees, hiding her face

I just want to survive! I’m not

face softened as she looked

means Amelie has given up on

to sacrifice one to save the whole

out at a

“Heh.

”

streaking her cheeks, met Hannah’s

my call, no

me over

you ever think about how your brother would react

hung in the

heavy silence followed Hannah’s inquiry,