Can’t Win Me Back

Jasper and Alyssa arrived at the abandoned factory just as Landon did.

Landon stepped out of the car, his complexion pallid, his eyes emanating a chilling intensity. In the glow of the car’s headlights, a menacing glint flickered in his gaze.

“Where’s Lauren? Does anyone have any updates?” Landon’s eyes widened in desperation as he spoke, his voice cracking from the strain on his dry, cracked lips. His throat felt hoarse, each word a struggle to utter.

Jasper noticed everything, feeling an unspeakable pain gripping his heart.

Witnessing Landon’s successive blows, he understood that despite his outward appearance, Landon was likely on the verge of an emotional collapse.

“Angelina has already arrived. She’s tracking them, but I can’t reach her when I tried calling her just now!”

Alyssa whipped out her phone and gritted her teeth. “Phone signals are jammed here. The kidnappers chose this place on purpose! Motherfucking bastards!”

“Alyssa, stay calm. I anticipated this. Xavier has reached out to the telecommunications company under the Beckett Group.

get a portable emergency communications system and some new equipment. This will recover our phone signals to a certain degree.” Jasper pulled her in by the waist and hugged

reason why he was so well-prepared for a kidnapping was because

is a sharp investigator. It’ll be alright. She’ll find her. She’ll find

as he repeated those words, almost like he was trying to convince himself rather

the mountain. Jasper intercepted him, blocking his path. “Landon,

gaze was unfocused. It was

them even if you combed the whole

panic. The men Alyssa and I brought

Jasper, the one who got kidnapped is Lauren, my

took on a crazed sheen. “I don’t have anything left except for Lauren. If anything happened to Lauren. If anything happened

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right now, he felt no difference

men to surround the entire factory area.

One, search the back of the mountain! Squad Two, come