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.

and her mother as well as talk some sense into her about letting Maggie be a witness. Maggie is still underage, after all, and this is an important matter. It's only right to inform Maggie's mother about it. Lyse also thought Maggie's mother

later. His expression was cold and stern. "Who knew this would happen? Looks like someone has

Xavier was stunned.

him, whereas Alyssa had sent Cyrus. Though neither Jasper nor Alyssa had discussed this,

looking similar before

go." Xavier reached into his pocket with a trembling hand and took out the

touched seeing how Xavier was still considerate of him even in such an injured state. He held the knife

remember Madam had a knife

mine.

in Cyrus' eyes as he reminisced about his childhood. "Jonah was like a War of God to us. His weaponry skills are actually far better than