Can’t Win Me Back

"Neither has Jasper proposed to you nor have you both had your wedding.

It didn't happen three years ago and still hasn't happened.

He didn't even put a decent-enough diamond ring on you.

"Everything is just as it is.

Doesn't he feel ashamed to call himself your husband? How ridiculous." Jameson gently lifted Alyssa's hand, lowered his gaze, and kissed its back before slipping a brilliant pear-shaped pink diamond onto her finger.

Alyssa wished she could tear it off and throw it into the sea.

But she couldn't move.

Jameson handled her as he pleased.

"Jasper is weak, always second-guessing.

He had you, but he was afraid of everything.

He doesn't deserve you." He pressed the hand wearing the ring against his chest, his eyes burning with passion.

"I'll give you everything he couldn't.

We'll have a romantic island wedding here on Rose Island.

creatures and the birds will

have a huge field

and most beautiful

the life that you longed

with Jasper." Alyssa stared at

what if you scheme and go to any lengths to do all

where roses will

ever!" The smile froze

he looked especially frigid, sinister, and sly at this

said, he regained his composure

her neck and lowered his eyes, ready to taste the

"Mrs.

Schmidt...

that Jameson would have his dream realized,

Jameson's chest tightened.

He froze.

sorrow surging in those dark eyes

so she pressed on anxiously, "What in the

Feeling like his heart was being pierced by blades, Jameson's words filled

passed away." Alyssa's head started

day, after getting on the helicopter, she passed away on the way to Rose Island."

he dared not look into Alyssa's sharp,

was a