Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 257

“Miss … Ms. Alyssa has gone to bed, Mr.Jonah,”Sean muttered.

“Your balls must be growing bigger whileyou’re away from my side, Sean. Are you seriously lying to me on her behalf now?”Jonah rarely got angry, but when he did, he was a menacing force.

Jonah then said, “I’ll repeat myself. Pass the phone to Alyssa. Or else you’ll be removed from your station right away!”

Alyssa chewed on her lip, her heart beating fast in her chest as she took the phone and put it up to her ear.

“Jo-Jonah.”

Jonah took a deep breath, as if suppressing some intense emotion.”Come outside. We need to talk.”

…

Alyss a walked out of her house, her heart in her throat as she went up to Jonah’s Aston Martin by the road.

suit making him seem like some sullen god. All Alyssa could think of right now was how terrified

“Jonah,”she murmured.

it over Alyssa’s shoulders, then led her

when they were inside, he asked

Alyssa looked down, feelinglike a child who

expression hardened as he grasped her arm and slowly pulled up her sleeve. His eyes filled with anger when he saw the white gauze wrapped

doesn’t hurt much anymore, either.”Alyssa reassured him. She

took her hand. The careful touch made

think this is something I can handle on my own.

looked up at her,

Her brother’s old fe rocity had returned in a split second, even after he’d embraced a more spiritual way of life

see a shadow of his old self again—the man who had led thousands of men in the underground, the one

known

promised, Jonah.” Alyssa huggedhim tightly, nuzzling into his rapidly rising chest. You promised not to return

So what if you kill him? His employer would still

catchthe bigger target, Jonah. That’d only

sighed, leaned against Alyssa, and then handed her a brown envelope from the front

curiously opened the envelope and pulled out the documents