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

ahead, hand me over! It was me who tried

don’t think

natural to fight for

Alessandra 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 shot at redemption, and she agreed! At that

was a mess, crying about going

rescue me,

”

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

should I trust him

Alessandra poured

Alessandra sank to her knees, hiding her face

the wrong… I just want to survive!

as she looked

you ended up here, it means

sacrifice one to

come out at a loss,” Hannah

“Heh.

”

her cheeks, met Hannah’s

made my

me over to

ever think about how your brother would

question hung in

Hannah’s inquiry, Alessandra lost in