Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 617

Zoe stood there, utterly shocked. Her face darkened, and it was as if a bolt of lightning had struck her. She stumbled over her words, asking, “Landon, what are you saying? Do you no longer see me as your

sister?”

Landon ignored her questions. Instead, he focused on Lauren, who was now in his arms.

He gently massaged her trembling back and reassured her, “There’s nothing to be afraid of, Lauren. I’m

here now. No one will hurt you.”

Yet Lauren was no longer as at ease as before. She had put up a guard against him, her rapid breathing

reflecting her aversion.

She stated, “No. You’re Zoe’s brother, not mine…”

She weakly pushed against his solid chest with her arms. Each shove felt like a dagger in his heart. She pleaded, “Let me go! I’m going home to Grandpa. I want to go home!”

“Lauren, be good.” Anger colored Landon’s eyes as he stubbornly soothed her.

“Let go of me!” Lauren cried out, but Landon refused to release his grip on her, tightening his embrace

instead.

waist so tightly through the fabric that her

You’re right.

he leaned in and whispered into her ear, “You’re right. I’m not

Beckett.”

She witnessed her brother showering Lauren with

since

like her heart was empty and her soul had been

about Jasper’s feelings for Alyssa.

the most important man in her life. She had always believed that she could

to his

was on the verge of losing her brother’s love. It seemed that he

everything to Lauren.

Lauren looked up at him through tears, her innocence only intensifying his pain.

confessed hoarsely, his eyes filled with passion.

and collapsing, while Angelina smiled

confession to

beating had triggered Lauren’s old trauma. Overwhelmed, she cried until

arms.

and tenderly wiped away

tucking her in.

only hurt Landon more. He turned

anger and