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.

exiting the room, leaving Bagot alone with

his eyes as

messages on the app,

she retreated to her room, hoping to indulge in

lingered within her, refusing to grant her

abruptly, she shook her head as if to dispel her unease,

Splash!

rushing water filled the space as she turned on the tap, her gaze lost in

past days cascaded through her mind, each more taxing than the

overwhelmed,

warm water, before finally shutting off the tap and submerging herself into

rested against the porcelain

mirror and cloaking the room in

into her bones, coaxing

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

Her eyes snapped open.

wave of cold

a heart-stopping moment, she was a child again, floundering in the deep, dark waters