Can’t Win Me Back

"Maggie, I love you!" Xavier typed.

Maggie replied, "Xave, you're not usually this corny. What happened?"

Xavier couldn't bring himself to tell her that those words were his final ones if something happened to him. His phone buzzed again. It was Maggie sending another message that read, "I love you too, Xave."

Tears filled Xavier's eyes. His lips quivered, and his heart raced. He cursed under his breath. It was time to go all out.

With that, he grabbed the machete, swung open the car door, and swiftly took down two of Jasper's attackers.

But Xavier wasn't a fighter. He had no real combat experience. It didn't take long before a blade sliced into his arm, the deep cut searing with pain.

Jasper's eyes widened. He roared, "Xavier, get back in the car!"

Distracted, Jasper's opponent swung a machete at his face.

Xavier gasped, "Mr. Beckett!"

strike, his reflexes quick. He retaliated by snapping

he understood why Jasper had told him to stay hidden. He was only making

group of over a dozen well-trained assassins surrounded Jasper, but one by one, they fell in a bloody massacre. Jasper, though covered in cuts and blood, stood like an unyielding god of death, his

then, the next

one of the fallen assassins and cracked his

part of Justin's twisted plan. Even if Jasper survived, the press conference would be

of a

"Jasper, we're here!"

turned, his heart swelling with emotion as Jonah and Axel

rush of strength and determination surged through him.

were lost inside. Since challenging Justin, Jasper had been prepared to walk

own. Jasper and Jonah became brothers-in-arms, sharing perils together, while he

possible if Alyssa hadn't

you. I'll handle this," Axel said, his tone confident as he slipped his hands into his