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!”

at

me over! It was

think it’s

to fight for

Blackeye against my will? No! I made the choice myself! I told Madam if I made it through, I’d ask for a shot at redemption, and she agreed! At that moment, Winston

was a mess, crying

rescue me, but I doubted

”

tears streaming down her face, Alessandra lamented,

should I trust

silently observed as Alessandra

all out, Alessandra sank to her knees, hiding her face

in the wrong… I just

face softened as she looked

ended up here, it means Amelie has given up on

willing to sacrifice one to save the whole Chadwich

come out at

“Heh.

”

streaking her

made my

over to

your brother would react to

hung in the

followed Hannah’s