The Divorced Military Queen Awakens (by Sadie Baxter) novel Chapter 421

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“No. The moment we touch down, take me straight to his place in Celosia.”

Every ticking second felt like another needle pressed against her skin.

She had to see Julius–had to look into the eyes of the man who had staked his very life on loving her.

“All right, I’ll take you there,” Gavin replied, his gaze narrowing. “But you’d better not hurt Julius again. If you manage to coax him this time, only to turn around and abandon him again, I won’t let you off.”

Quinn pinched the bridge of her nose, the word “coax” sliding through her mind with at strange, tinny echo. It sounded almost childish–soft, sugary–but something in her gut whispered that maybe, just maybe, it could work.

“I’m not letting go of him. From now on, I’m hanging on with both hands, forever,” she promised.

Gavin let out a long breath, shoulders sagging as though someone had loosened a tourniquet. “Good,” he muttered, relief drumming the word out of him.

“That said…” Quinn added as she turned to Gavin, eyes cautious but bright. “Is Julius the kind of man who can be easily coaxed?”

Back when they dated, she had never tried that tactic, so she truly had no idea whether that iron–willed man would bend for honeyed words.

Gavin rolled his eyes at her. “Most people wouldn’t stand a chance if they tried it on him, but you? You’re the exception. I’m sure of it.”

If Quinn failed to placate Julius, then no living soul on this planet could hope to pull it off.

The moment they stepped off the plane, Fabian was waiting at the gate, tablet clutched like a shield.

Upon seeing Quinn, Fabian froze, and sweat beaded instantly at his hairline. “You… Why did you bring Ms. Bridger here? D–Does that mean she already knows everything?”

“Obviously!” Gavin barked, cutting him off. “If I’m coming back to the country, why would I come back without her?”

Fabian’s perspiration doubled. “But if Mr. Whitethorn finds out…”

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Oh no.. I’m only a secretary, for goodness‘ sake. If Mr. Whitethorn flies into a rage because of this, I’d be collateral damage!

“Relax. If Julius blows up, someone else will stand in the line of fire for you,” Gavin reassured.

Fabian squinted at Gavin, unconvinced that the doctor could survive Julius‘ fiery temper.

Gavin scoffed and jerked his chin toward Quinn. “Not me–her. She’ll take the hit, so quit trembling!”

Fabian considered that and, to his own surprise, found he almost believed it.

“All right, first things first. Take us to wherever Julius is staying,” Gavin ordered.

Moments later, the three of them slid into a sedan, and Fabian got behind the wheel. Twenty silent minutes later, they pulled beneath the vaulted awning of the hotel where Julius had taken residence during his stay in Celosia.

Inside the lobby, Fabian pressed a keycard into Quinn’s palm.

“Mr. Whitethorn is in the presidential suite, Room 8101.”

Quinn closed her fingers around the card and stepped into the elevator without another word.

Fabian and Gavin remained in front of the polished elevator doors, their reflections wavering on the steel surface.

Fabian shifted his weight. “Ms. Bridger coming here…”

“She and Julius will get back together,” Gavin declared with rock–solid certainty. “And if they can’t manage it on their own, I’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen… Even if it means I have to handcuff them together.”

Soon, Quinn reached the door of Room 8101, slid the card through the lock, and let herself into the suite.

Silence wrapped the room in velvety darkness, and only a single blade of moonlight slipped through the curtains, tracing a thin silver path across the floor.

Quinn moved toward the bedroom, every step slow and deliberate. Since boarding the plane, she had pictured this moment. Anticipation, once sweet, now tightened into raw nerves.

Would Julius greet her with warmth, with scorn, or with something she could not yet name? Was he wishing she had stayed away?

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The next second, she halted at the bedroom door. Decisive by nature, Quinn suddenly found hesitation pooling at her feet. She dropped her gaze to the closed door and drew a steadying breath.

Her hand had barely touched the knob when the door yawned inward. A pistol lunged out of the darkness, its cold muzzle kissing the center of her forehead.

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