Can’t Win Me Back

"Sir!" Sheryl shouted.

She was just about to get to Justin's side when two shots were fired near her feet. Screaming, she dropped to her knees, threw her arms over her head, and scurried under the table like a terrified animal.

The air in the room grew heavy with menace.

Justin, known as the devil of the night, was a man who thrived on chaos. His power and influence stretched across continents, and he'd faced countless threats without flinching.

But as his visitor approached, an unfamiliar dread coiled in his chest. His hands gripped the couch's armrests so tightly that his knuckles turned white. The terror was suffocating.

"Get out, all of you," the man commanded, his voice cold and sharp.

The man remained fixated solely on Justin while Justin's guests fled in terror.

"Help! Somebody!" Sheryl screamed, her voice muffled as she cowered under the table.

the

shattered the silence. The man fired his gun at the table, the bullet splintering the wood and shattering the glass. Shards rained down on Sheryl, cutting into her face,

She barely suppressed the urge to cry out, fearing the man's next move-she almost

still seated on the couch, met his attacker's gaze as the man closed the distance between them. His instinct to flee

doubled over in

barrel pressed

close range, Justin realized who his attacker was. The truth was, he had already suspected their identity the moment they stepped

"Why, Axel... Mr. Axel."

just a man on the

burned brighter now that he stood face-to-face with Justin. "You fucking cripple.

Listening from her hiding spot, she realized Axel had come for them far sooner than expected. And if Axel was here, Jasper and

suffered unspeakable torment under her control-he would surely exact a vengeance beyond imagining. The notion alone left Sheryl shaking uncontrollably; her hands pressed tightly

dark, wicked eyes betrayed nothing. "I don't

all about the filth you've been hiding." Axel leveled the gun directly between Justin's eyes, his gaze cold and unrelenting. "I'll ask you one last time-where