Can’t Win Me Back

By doing this, Jameson made it seem as if he was considerate of Alyssa’s feelings, showing how much he cared for her. But all Alyssa felt was a wrenching pain in her heart, and it sickened her.

He was killing her from the inside.

“Are you joking, Mr. Schmidt?’ Remy glanced at a pale Alyssa, then looked at Jameson with disdain. He scoffed, “I’m not Ms. Alyssa’s family, nor am I your friend. Why should I be a witness to your marriage?

“It already makes me feel sick to be standing here. Yet, you want me to participate? You disgust me.’ Alyssa’s reddened eyes glistened with tears. She stared at Remy pitifully.

Remy’s lashes quivered slightly before he looked away and turned around. He wasn’t sure if he simply didn’t want to watch or couldn’t bear to Even though Remy refused to do the honors, Jameson wasn’t peeved. He stared lovingly at the stiff woman in his arms.

In a tone overflowing with the joy of a groom-to-be, Jameson remarked, “Oh well, it doesn’t matter. It makes no difference as long as the heavens bear witness for us.”

A lump formed in his throat, and his eyes filled with tears as he looked up at the tall and exquisite goddess statue.

The statue bore a striking resemblance to Alyssa, as Jameson had it

ground beneath thern, making this wedding eerie, chilling, and dismal. “With the

to interlace her fingers with his. In a croaky voice, he swore, “From this day forward, whether blissfully sweet or plain and boring, I will love and protect her for the rest of my life. To have and to hold, to

I breathe my

her ghostly pale face, Alyssa struggled to free her hand from his hold, but her efforts were in

This wasn’t a wedding.

was akin to

the storm subsided a

the coastal winds, Alyssa was completely soaked. Her entire body shook from the cold as Jameson carried her back into the

her

him, rolling over angrily. “I’m

shoulder blades. He chuckled tenderly.