Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Landon was equally excited at the news, but he had Angelina bring Lauren back to the room as he wanted to protect Lauren.

Jasper sat on the couch with an arm around Alyssa, listening intently to Axel's story about his exchange with Amber.

Axel told them everything from Amber hiding a weapon and her failed attempt at seducing him. However, he left out the details about the sudden kiss Amber planted on his lips.

The kiss had sent a jolt across his body. As she went deeper into the kiss, she wept, much to his confusion. He wondered why an assassin would weep in front of her victim.

"What the hell? That was pretty crazy!" Landon was intrigued by the incident and gasped, "Did that happen in modern society? It sounds like something from a story!"

Axel shot him a disdainful look and muttered under his breath, "Idiot."

Landon picked that up, but he chose to overlook it, knowing that he could never win a fight against Axel. Moreover, he couldn't afford to upset Alyssa's brother and Jasper's brother-in-law.

Jasper's arms, she teased Axel, "You probably haven't had sex in a while. Wasn't that a

me as a clueless virgin? I won't succumb to any woman who throws herself at me," Then, Axel took

reddened in anger, and he silently

she looks like me. Didn't you once say that you'd marry a woman who resembles me? I remember Silas

cheeks flushed as well, looking like

copy of you? I'm not sick in my mind, alright?" Axel finally

Alyssa put on a straight face. Despite joking about Axel and Amber, she felt the fear in hindsight. "So, you mentioned that you used her as bait while you hid in a corner. Tell me. Did

on the coffee table. Landon, Jasper, and Alyssa inched closer to take a good look at the photo

room froze when they recognized the familiar face

He was Carl Moses, Jameson's

all," Alyssa hissed as she quivered in anger and disgust. "After Jonah and Miley, he had moved on to put you in

wrong man. He might be