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

go ahead, hand me over! It was me who tried to hurt

don’t think it’s

it natural to

retorted, “Do you think I was dragged into the Blackeye against my will? No! I made the choice myself! I told Madam if I made it through, I’d ask for a

mess, crying about

me, but

”

lip, tears streaming down her face, Alessandra lamented, “He never kept his word all

should I trust him

as Alessandra poured out her

out, Alessandra sank to her knees,

in the wrong… I just

as she looked

ended up here, it means Amelie has given up on

willing to sacrifice one to save

at a loss,”

“Heh.

”

streaking her

my call, no

hand me over to

about how your brother

question hung in

silence followed Hannah’s inquiry,