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!"

quick. He retaliated by snapping the

into the car. Now, he understood why Jasper

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

next

the fallen assassins and cracked his neck. He couldn't take them all down. He

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

then, the roar of a sports car engine echoed

"Jasper, we're here!"

with emotion as Jonah and Axel stepped out of the blue Ferrari, striding toward

strength and determination surged through him. Jonah.

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

the fight on his own. Jasper and Jonah became brothers-in-arms, sharing perils together, while he and Axel reconnected through their

would have been possible if Alyssa hadn't once

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