The Unshackled Queen: Never Say Never by Gilbert Soysal

Bagot checked his phone and saw several messages from Hannah, all brimming with impatience.

He set the phone aside without responding and turned to Cowan.

“How long until I can leave the hospital?”

“The doctor mentioned it should be by next week,” Cowan replied.

Bagot nodded thoughtfully.

“Once I’m discharged, please arrange some valuable gifts.

We’ll pay a visit to the Compton family together.

”

“Understood, Mr.

Delgado.

before exiting the room, leaving Bagot alone with his

in his eyes as Bagot read the

messages on the app, logged out without a second thought about Bagot’s potential

she retreated to her room, hoping to indulge in a

refusing to grant her the solace of

abruptly, she shook her head as if

Splash!

turned on the

past days cascaded through her mind, each more

overwhelmed,

finally shutting off

of her head rested against the porcelain rim, and she exhaled a

ghostly wisps, veiling the mirror and cloaking the

the bath seeped into her bones, coaxing

she drifted off, the water’s embrace grew colder, an

Her eyes snapped open.

wave of cold

again, floundering in the deep, dark