Can’t Win Me Back

Jasper wanted to console Alyssa but found himself at a loss for words. So, he remained silent.

"Disappointed, aren't you?" Alyssa sniffled as she smiled bitterly.

"Not at all."

Perhaps he had been expecting too much.

As a woman, she was intelligent, capable, and a strategist for victory. Beyond that, she boldly stepped forward to fight against the dark forces. She was strong and perfect as she was why should he expect her to be anything more? Yet, seeing Alyssa's vulnerable side unsettled him. Something tugged at his heartstrings, a deep ache he couldn't ignore.

"I found it! I found Ms. Altman's cell phone!"

With more manpower and better visibility as the sun rose, it didn't take long to locate Amber's bloodied phone.

"Ambs..."

Alyssa's face drained of color as terror gripped her at the sight of the bloodstained device.

Jasper, on the other hand, remained composed. He tried powering on the phone, and to their surprise, it turned on.

"What's the password?" Jasper asked gently, his voice steady as his gaze met Alyssa's tear-filled eyes.

With trembling hands, Alyssa took the phone and entered Axel's birthdate. The screen unlocked instantly.

album, they found

of unexpected events, had saved a copy of the documents on her

close to Alyssa's

Grunslandish, they read through the document with

lack of Grunslandish skills rendered the text

Biotechnology Research Institute. That's the organization behind the human drug experiments. They're

gaze

the documents Amber found at The Millenium. Jameson probably didn't have time to take

case," Landon interjected, his voice anxious,

her expression sharpening. "If she

proves

RC's representative in Cyrriso

en

leverage against RC. Now that Jameson and

The atmosphere grew tense.

Justin and Sheryl. They

emotion, but his

it. That darn bastard!" Landon

took a deep breath, forcing herself to think clearly. "Why would Amber call me at such a critical moment? She's the type to face danger alone, even

her thoughts. "You and she

pressed on. "If