Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

In the dingy old neighborhood, several police cars and an ambulance converged. The local residents looked on cautiously, having heard that there had been a break-and-entering.

Worried, Cyrus had his men send the killer back to the station before going to the hospital in the ambulance with Xavier and Maggie. Cyrus also notified Alyssa and Jasper of what happened.

The medics had strapped an oxygen mask on Maggie's face. Her body had passed out from shock after being asphyxiated. Now that the blood had stopped rushing to her face, her skin appeared stark white.

"You... You have to be okay, Maggie," Xavier said worriedly. He could care less about how injured he was right now. He kept on checking up on Maggie's condition, holding onto her hand.

"Her vitals have stabilized, so there's no need to worry anymore," Cyrus consoled him. He could tell that Xavier's concern for Maggie extended beyond her role as a key witness in the case against David Schmidt.

"Why. Why were you guys on the scene so suddenly?" Xavier asked curiously after calming himself down.

about letting Maggie be a witness. Maggie is still underage, after all, and this is an important matter.

had come a second later. His expression was

Xavier was stunned.

had sent him, whereas Alyssa had sent Cyrus. Though neither Jasper nor Alyssa had discussed this, their thoughts and intentions were still

had heard about couples looking similar before but

into his pocket with a trembling hand and took out the butterfly knife from within. He

injured state. He

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as mine. Jonah gifted

as he reminisced about his childhood. "Jonah was like a