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

You’re right.

“You’re right. I’m not your brother. I’m

Beckett.”

witnessed her brother showering Lauren with love-the

had bullied since she

like her heart was empty and her soul had

she had learned about Jasper’s feelings for Alyssa.

important man in her life. She had always believed that she could get away with

thanks to

was on the verge of losing

everything to Lauren.

looked up at him through tears,

confessed hoarsely, his

while Angelina smiled in a corner, happy to

Landon’s heartfelt confession

Lauren’s old trauma. Overwhelmed, she cried until she fainted in Landon’s

arms.

carried her back to her room and tenderly wiped away her

tucking her in.

with a frown, which only hurt

anger and guilt.