Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"There is no longer any need for you and Jasper to remain entangled with one another. He is not your benefactor. The more you insist, the more hurt you will get. You are just self-sabotaging."

"Liam, listen to yourself! How could you say something like that?"

Alyssa's heart wrenched, and her eyes were bloodshot. "Back then, my miscarriage was an accident! I didn't even know I was pregnant. So how could he have possibly known?

"It was my own choice to keep my miscarriage a secret. It had nothing to do with Jasper! How many times do I have to repeat myself?"

That being said, Liam's expression remained unchanged. He was still as frigid as before.

"You are still young, Lyse. There are plenty of other men out there who are better than Jasper. They can give you whatever Jasper had given you. Even if they can't, we can."

"He is the only one for me! I'm warning you again, Liam, don't stand in my way. Don't make me hate you!"

Alyssa was like an agitated lioness. She gritted her teeth and was about to force her way past Liam. But her slender arms and legs were no match for her brother, who had military experience!

Liam's eyes turned dim. His tall frame remained steadfast in front of her. He extended his arms to block her way. He then wrapped his arms around her waist.

She felt his grip tighten forcefully. Alyssa was then pulled into Liam's embrace.

In the next moment, Alyssa was swept off her feet and up in the air. The world around her spun.

and put her over his shoulder with much ease. Without any change in his expression, he straightened his back and hooked his muscular arm around her

she tried to hit him or scream at him, he continued striding

Whitaker! Put me down now! Do you want to die?" Alyssa screamed. She hammered her fists on his back, which, to

Lyse," Liam said as

and low voice, he uttered,

Amber awoke, it

she crawled out of her blanket. She massaged her temples, which felt sore and swollen. Her stomach was still churning and

"Hmm... Where am I?"

All her drowsiness

her surroundings, she discerned that she occupied a lavish presidential suite. If she wasn't mistaken, it belonged to one of the hotels affiliated with

"Oh, shit! Axel!"

over with shaky hands, then realized that the black dress that she had on

that Axel hadn't done anything to

like a frozen frame from a movie. It was paused

pace of Amber's breathing quickened. She put her hands on her chest, which was rising and falling rapidly. She

time, there was no sign of that

of man are

her thoughts, she was startled by a knock at the door. She got out of bed slowly to open the door,