But after much consideration, Hannah couldn't bring herself to do it. She had truly tried.
More than once, her gaze had drifted toward the candle and she had imagined tossing both the letter and the pendant into the flames, ending the matter before it could begin. Yet every time she thought about doing it, her mind returned to the Queen.
This wasn't about Rosalind... It wasn't even about Sophia.
It was about the Queen.
The Queen had been nothing but kind to her. She had raised her, protected her, and loved her when she had nobody else. Hannah knew how much pain the woman had endured over the years and how desperately she wanted to find her daughter.
If the Queen ever discovered that Hannah had hidden information like this from her, she would be devastated. The betrayal would cut deeper than any blade.
Perhaps she would never forgive her, and perhaps she would never trust her again.
So, Hannah couldn't bring herself to do that and it was only because of the Queen.
