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.

tightly through the fabric that her skin reddened.

You’re right.

her ear, “You’re right. I’m not your brother. I’m your man, Lauren

Beckett.”

She witnessed her brother showering Lauren with

bullied since she had been young.

felt like her heart was empty and her soul had been crushed. The pain

about Jasper’s feelings for Alyssa.

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

to

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

everything to Lauren.

through

hoarsely, his eyes filled with

while Angelina smiled in a corner, happy to have

Landon’s heartfelt confession to Lauren.

trauma. Overwhelmed, she cried

arms.

wiped away her sweat and tears with a clean towel before

tucking her in.

hurt

the anger and