The Divorced Military Queen Awakens (by Sadie Baxter) novel Chapter 479

Chapter 479 Pledges In The Ward

Chapter 479 Pledges In The Ward

“Thank you–thank you!” Rowan’s voice broke with relief.

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He repeated the words again and again, as if each one could shore up the crumbling ground beneath him.

Quinn’s fingers closed around Julius‘, her grip firm, almost fierce, as though she could absorb his future pain into her own flesh.

“I’m sorry,” she murmured as they left the hospital, “if Lena truly can’t wait six months…”

Julius lifted a fingertip to her mouth, quieting the words before they formed. “Between us, there is no need for apologies,” he said. “I’m giving the donation willingly. Had you not held me back, it would already be done.”

Quinn studied the man before her, wonder spreading across her heart.

Only through him had she learned what it felt like to be loved with such blazing, all- consuming fire.

“Then let me spend the days ahead nursing you back to health–so you can recover as fast as possible,” she said, threading her fingers through his.

“All right,” he answered, voice low yet warm.

“But first, there’s somewhere else we have to go,” Quinn told him.

They needed to go to the Fane Manor.

After the chaos of the previous night, Quinn had been jolted awake at dawn by her uncle’s phone call.

The instant Quinn answered, Everett’s fury roared through the phone. Word after word cracked like lightning. He demanded to know why she had told him only that she needed the Fane family’s influence to help the police capture a suspect,

Because of that vague request, Everett had simply instructed Rowan Bridger to see to it. He had gone to bed convinced the matter was nothing more than a routine arrest.

At dawn, his assistants delivered the real story. One breath later, he nearly choked on the next. What Quinn had called a mere arrest had been a firefight that almost cost his sister’s two children their lives. The scale of danger mocked every easy word his niece had spoken.

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Still on the call, Everett’s voice dropped to a lethal calm. “You will come to Fane Manor at once. If you refuse, I will bring a full security team and drag you here myself.” The words scraped across Quinn’s car like steel on stone.

“Yes, Uncle Everett, I’m coming. I’ll be there right away.” Her reply stumbled over itself in her haste to obey.

Even through the thin line of a phone, Quinn could hear it. Everett was not merely displeased. He was burning.

Quinn and Julius drove straight to the manor.

They stepped into the great hall. Everett lounged in a high–backed chair, a porcelain cup balanced between steady fingers. Calm had settled over him like mist after rain, wiping away every trace of the morning storm.

“There you are,” Everett called, lifting the cup in greeting. “Come. Sit with me and share a cup of coffee.”

His sudden warmth left Quinn guessing at hidden depths. She tugged Julius forward, and together they took the seats opposite.

For a heartbeat, the three of them looked like a family gathered around an invisible hearth, steam from the kettle curling upward in delicate strands.

Everett filled their cups. “Drink. Fresh from last night’s auction. The flavor is worth the price.” Steam drifted across his face, softening the stern lines for an instant.

Quinn managed a small laugh. She raised the cup, taking polite, shallow sips that did nothing to ease the tension in her throat.

Beside her Julius followed suit, his movements careful, almost rehearsed.

Without warning, Everett struck. “This young man dragged you into mortal danger last night. Have you considered ending the relationship? I can introduce you to someone safer.” The question landed like a hammer in a silent room.

Julius‘ hand jerked. Hot coffee sloshed against porcelain, nearly spilling.

Quinn coughed, heat rising in her cheeks. She dabbed her lips with a napkin. “Uncle Everett, I have no intention of breaking up.”

“He is far too dangerous,” Everett pressed, voice hardening.

“The danger is gone. Joaquin now sits in a Celosian cell. The charges against him guarantee he

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will never leave prison.” Her words were steady, each syllable laid like a brick in a wall.

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