Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Jasper was reasonably worried. "She's failed her last mission. She might try again. After all, she's still working for Jameson. We don't know what tricks she'll pull next time."

Axel snorted with a maniacal smile. "Hmph, no one could kill me."

Excruciating screams reverberated from the damp basement of The Millennium. Even Jameson's men winced as they stood guard at the door.

Inside, a gory scene unfolded. Amber was chained by the wrists and hanging from the ceiling. Her frail figure was covered only by a thin lace nightdress, the white fabric soaked in blood.

Once Jameson was tired from the whipping, he turned around and rested on the couch. He tossed the whip to Carl and downed a glass of red wine.

Carl held the whip with trembling hands. "M-Mr. Schmidt, I..."

to whip her?" Jameson snickered maliciously. Behind his blood-stained glasses hid his eyes with a chilling gleam. "Do you want to end up like

choice but to bite the bullet and approach Amber with the whip. "Ms. Altman, please bear with me. I can't go against his

hold back. Beat me to death. My life is

jumped in rage upon hearing her remark. Approaching them in huge strides, he shoved Carl away and grabbed Amber by the neck, hissing, "Looks like

her, he rolled and unclenched his fists multiple times. "Are you passively rebelling against me? Hm? You would give anything to

I gave you this life, and only I will decide if you

she breathed shallowly as

past, she would have explained herself to Jameson. Since her first encounter with him at 15, she had never loved anyone else except for him, even when all

no way she could conceal the truth

"M-Mr. Schmidt, calm down! You're going to suffocate her to