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.

an urgent request to get a portable emergency communications system and some new equipment. This will recover our phone signals to a

why he was so well-prepared for a kidnapping was

It’ll be alright. She’ll find her. She’ll

words, almost like he was trying to convince himself rather than reassure

others, he started toward the back of the mountain. Jasper intercepted him, blocking his path. “Landon, where are you

Lauren.” Landon’s gaze was unfocused. It was as if he was in a

yourself? You’d never find them even if you combed the whole

and I brought are searching for her right now, and

worry? Jasper, the one who

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

couldn’t continue

was still alive, but right now, he felt no

then, Cyrus and the police came. There were enough men to surround the entire factory area. They released drones to search

of the mountain! Squad Two, come with