Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 257

“Miss … Ms. Alyssa has gone to bed, Mr.Jonah,”Sean muttered.

“Your balls must be growing bigger whileyou’re away from my side, Sean. Are you seriously lying to me on her behalf now?”Jonah rarely got angry, but when he did, he was a menacing force.

Jonah then said, “I’ll repeat myself. Pass the phone to Alyssa. Or else you’ll be removed from your station right away!”

Alyssa chewed on her lip, her heart beating fast in her chest as she took the phone and put it up to her ear.

“Jo-Jonah.”

Jonah took a deep breath, as if suppressing some intense emotion.”Come outside. We need to talk.”

…

Alyss a walked out of her house, her heart in her throat as she went up to Jonah’s Aston Martin by the road.

The man remained stoic and still against the car, his gray suit making him seem like some sullen god. All Alyssa could think of right now was how terrified she was.

“Jonah,”she murmured.

in. It’s cold.”Jonah took off his coat,put it over Alyssa’s

when they were inside, he asked worriedly, “Where

…” Alyssa looked down, feelinglike a child who

arm and slowly pulled up her sleeve. His eyes filled with anger when he saw the white gauze

okay, Jonah. It was just a skin wound.It doesn’t hurt much anymore, either.”Alyssa reassured him. She didn’t want her brother

took her

I shouldn’t have keptthis from you. I just think this is something I can

a depressive silence, Jonah looked up at

a split second, even after he’d embraced a more spiritual way of

self again—the man who

known

into his rapidly rising chest. You promised not to return

if

target, Jonah. That’d only

faded away. He sighed, leaned against Alyssa, and