Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Elope...

Jasper stared at Alyssa's pale and haggard countenance. His heart ached even more.

"I want to spend the rest of my life with Lyse. But Landon, I can't be so selfish. Lyse's family is different from me. I can abandon everything for her. Do you think I can sit with the idea of her abandoning her family for me? Will she be happy without her family's blessing and presence?"

Jasper shook his head in agony. He repeated hoarsely, "I've taken away too much from her. I've almost ruined her in the process. Landon, I don't want to hurt her again. She can't lose anything else. That can't happen."

"These are all your assumptions. Have you asked what Lyse wants?"

Landon could read the room. He frowned. "It's raining cats and dogs tonight. Lyse must have suffered a lot to be with you.

"Family is important, but Lyse cares more for you and wants to be with you. If you were to give her your version of happily-ever-after and force yourself to let go, something more dangerous might have happened tonight. Even worse, it could have been a tragedy. Don't regret it when that happens, Jasper."

Each word was like an arrow to Jasper's heart.

Jasper recalled how Alyssa mentioned their baby and asked him to save it.

It might have been the fever talking, but the undeniable truth was that this was the painful scar she struggled to suppress and bury beneath her bright smile.

how Alyssa managed

did she manage to face his detestable face with a smile? How

like rain in

What are

a

doctor came quickly to treat

Alyssa's pale face. He placed her slightly warm hand between

105 degrees Fahrenheit. It's pretty

placed her under an IV drip. "If we delay this any longer, it might affect her

Alyssa to the hospital first thing in the morning. My resources are limited here, so I can't provide Ms. Alyssa better care. I can only help to reduce her fever temporarily. If her

hand on Alyssa's sweaty

hot. He hoped she would get

Ms. Alyssa injured her hand before? Has she fractured it before?" the

stunned. "Fracture?

finger was probably fractured before. If not, she tore her ligament. Even if it recovers, it

Her