Can’t Win Me Back

When Axel heard the news, he immediately returned to the city where his organization was based.

Without even reporting back to work, he booked the earliest red-eye flight to Cyrris. His eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep, and when he emerged from the arrival gates, an ominous air surrounded him. A black luxury car awaited him at the exit. Standing in front of the car were Jasper and Xavier, who had been waiting anxiously for his arrival.

Axel's gaze locked onto Jasper's fiery eyes. His presence radiated fury, unrestraint, and a barely contained viciousness.

A strong gust of wind swept through the terminal. Snow danced in the air, tangling both Jasper's and Axel's hair into disarray.

"Let's talk in the car, Axel," Jasper said in a low, measured voice.

Red-eyed, Axel insisted, "I need to find my wife right now."

"That's exactly why I'm here. Get in the car, and we'll talk." Jasper turned on his heel. His tone grew colder. "But let's be honest-you won't find her no matter how urgently you act, will you?"

Grinding his teeth to suppress the storm of rage inside him, Axel finally climbed into the car with Jasper.

the car was

wasn't directly connected to Amber, but she had once fought alongside them. Her disappearance weighed heavily on

where Amber vanished," Jasper began. "We found

A guttural growl escaped his lips as he slammed his fists against the car window repeatedly. His entire body trembled with barely contained anguish, and the veins on his forehead bulged

her?" Axel's voice was raw, his

Although brief, it felt like an

human drug experiments that shook Solana City previously. "After leaving The Millenium, she headed to the mountain behind it. That's where she was ambushed. It's also where Alyssa and I found her cell phone. "Given Amber's past work with Jameson and her indirect connections to Justin and Sheryl, Alyssa and I strongly suspect Justin is behind her abduction." Despite the car's heating system blasting at full power, the air inside

Axel growled, his bloodshot eyes slowly meeting Jasper's.

Jasper replied evenly. "But I

you wasting my time? Do you think I'm joking? My wife is missing! If it were Lyse who disappeared, would you be this

stoic,

"Oh, how stupid of me. I forgot. Lyse doesn't mean anything to you

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