Can’t Win Me Back

"It’s your turn, mister..." Amber's heart skipped a beat. She was startled by Axel looking teary-eyed. His

gaze was one filled with grief. His eyes looked dim, like an almost burnt-out shooting star.

"You've won. Good for you..."

Axel smiled with his eyes as he gently pinched the top of his glass with his fingers, clinking it against

hers. He continued, "I really hope that you can keep winning."

Upon saying that, he finished the cognac in his glass. A trickle of the liquid spilled from his mouth,

tracing the curve of his lip and descending along his impeccably sculpted jawline.

Amber's eyes turned red. She felt like a buoy in the middle of the sea, floating beyond her control.

She had never heard words like that said to her before, others always required, dictated or commanded

her to do things. No one had ever uttered a hopeful sentiment to her, wishing for her triumph or a future

free from darkness. And that she could also have...

All of a sudden, her mind went blank. She couldn't stop herself from wrapping her arms around Axel's

broad shoulders and kissing him on the lips.

Axel held his breath, then lowered his gaze. He placed his hand on the back of her head. Amidst

stroking her head, he quietly pulled the silver hair stick out of her hair.

The subordinate, who had been waiting for Amber to be done, waited until it was almost sunrise. When

Amber still hadn't come back out, he decided to go in to search for her.

After going around the place a few times, including the washrooms, he realized the Amber had

had also been

arrived, panting

saw the subordinate, he kicked and reprimanded him,

fuck were you doing? Even a dog

wanted to follow her initially, but Ms. Altman said she wanted to handle that

I really have no idea

trembled in

Schmidt. If anything

we feed

a cat on a

a top special agent! Amber was petite and only had her good looks.

to

report this to Mr. Schmidt. Otherwise, Ms. Altman might be

left, Sean insisted on staying at Heightsnew Villa to accompany Tatiana. He

about his

Winston didn't have anything else to say.

locked himself in there. He wouldn't even allow

next afternoon came, Winston was still unwilling to come out

began to

some

the surface, Mr. Taylor may seem unaffected, but

Tatiana has affected him

disguise. I suppose, Mr. Taylor would no longer

her and

great... That's really great." Alyssa's eyes filled with happy tears. In a shaky voice, she said

"Mr. Benton, if you get a chance, please help persuade Winston over the next couple of

two for Sean. If

at least listen