Can’t Win Me Back

"Don't move!" Carl roared and yanked Amber into his arms.

His arm draped protectively across her front as he pressed the gun against her temple.

"Take a chance if you want to see your beloved die before your eyes!" Carl knew Axel was one of the top secret agents.

Facing all of them alone, taking Axel's life would be effortless.

Carl had nowhere to run—Amber was his last shot at staying alive.

The woman he professed to love was now his hostage, a tragic twist of fate that seemed almost too absurd to bear.

" Axel...

Leave me...

Go!" Amber's voice was resolute despite the tears brimming in her eyes.

"Don't you dare touch her.

If you do, I will ensure you die a torturous death!" Axel's eyes burned with fury and ice, radiating a palpable menace.

"Amber has registered her marriage with me.

She is legally mine!" The look in Carl's eyes was feral.

He was choking Amber so hard that her face had puffed red.

He continued, "We were supposed to have our wedding ceremony, escape to a distant land, and live happily ever after.

You ruined everything.

You wanted to destroy Amber.

All this is your fault!" "Carl...

forehead was covered in cold sweat as

"Haven't...

realized? This is

part of Jameson's plan.

you marry me and forced you to

It was only...

so that...

armed forces will

will escape

"He wanted to use...

both our deaths...

for

that you were his trusted subordinate and support? From the beginning until the end, you have just been a pawn he's abandoning after he's done with you!" "That's enough! Did you think that I didn't know these? I don't need you to spell it

all standing there for? Kill him!" These were

heed Jameson's

Axel's appearance, they perceived

out their weapons and

moment, two menacing

was Jasper and Jonah! They had donned black outfits

were steely,

neutralized Jameson's men, who

were accurate and

spirit was evident as they matched each other's bravery, agility,

were like

and eager to compete with not only their enemies

pity that Alyssa and Julien weren't

much harder Jasper and Jonah would be fighting? Amid

threw caution to the wind

officers streamed in, surrounding the rest of Jameson's men and

went after them on his own!" Jasper knitted

completely surrounded

stern expression on his face, Jonah gripped tightly onto his