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

danced in his eyes as Bagot read

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

to her room, hoping to indulge in a peaceful

an unsettling restlessness lingered within her, refusing to grant

she shook her head as if to dispel her unease,

Splash!

she turned on the tap, her gaze lost in the swirling vortex of the filling

days cascaded through her

felt overwhelmed,

she trailed her fingers through the warm water, before finally shutting off the

against the porcelain rim, and she

mirror and

seeped into her bones,

drifted off, the water’s embrace grew colder, an icy chill creeping

Her eyes snapped open.

tidal wave of cold

she was a child again, floundering in the