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, bravely speaking

It was me

think

natural to

I made the choice myself! I told Madam if I made it through, I’d ask

a mess, crying about going to

to rescue me, but

”

down her face, Alessandra lamented, “He

I

as Alessandra poured

sank to her knees,

I just want

face softened as she looked

it means

sacrifice one to save the

doesn’t come out at a

“Heh.

”

her cheeks, met

my call,

hand me over

your brother would

question hung in

followed Hannah’s inquiry, Alessandra