Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 617

Zoe stood there, utterly shocked. Her face darkened, and it was as if a bolt of lightning had struck her. She stumbled over her words, asking, “Landon, what are you saying? Do you no longer see me as your

sister?”

Landon ignored her questions. Instead, he focused on Lauren, who was now in his arms.

He gently massaged her trembling back and reassured her, “There’s nothing to be afraid of, Lauren. I’m

here now. No one will hurt you.”

Yet Lauren was no longer as at ease as before. She had put up a guard against him, her rapid breathing

reflecting her aversion.

She stated, “No. You’re Zoe’s brother, not mine…”

She weakly pushed against his solid chest with her arms. Each shove felt like a dagger in his heart. She pleaded, “Let me go! I’m going home to Grandpa. I want to go home!”

“Lauren, be good.” Anger colored Landon’s eyes as he stubbornly soothed her.

“Let go of me!” Lauren cried out, but Landon refused to release his grip on her, tightening his embrace

instead.

calloused hand gripped her waist so tightly through the fabric that her skin

You’re right.

he leaned in and whispered into her ear, “You’re right. I’m not your brother. I’m

Beckett.”

eyes widened. She witnessed her brother showering Lauren with

had bullied since she had been

heart was empty and her soul had

learned about Jasper’s feelings for

the most important man in her life. She had always believed that

to

was on the verge of losing her brother’s love. It seemed that he would

everything to Lauren.

Lauren looked up at him through

confessed hoarsely, his

shattering and collapsing, while

Landon’s heartfelt confession

trauma. Overwhelmed, she

arms.

wiped away her sweat and tears with

tucking her in.

frown, which only hurt Landon