Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"No, Jameson can't get wind of this!" Alyssa frowned, her grip tightening on Jasper's shoulder. "Think about it—if he finds out we're onto him, who's in the crosshairs?"

Jasper met her gaze, understanding dawning in his eyes. "Amber."

"Amber helped Axel escape the Millennium and provided intel that brought Josh down. This time, she'd risked everything to tell us about Lauren. She's clearly switched sides and become our ally.

"Confronting Jameson would put Amber in the line of fire. He's ruthless, and wouldn't hesitate to kill Amber just to vent!"

Jasper's jaw clenched, a heavy weight settling in his chest. He pulled Alyssa close, his voice a low murmur against her hair. "You're too compassionate, Lyse. Unwilling to hurt anyone who's helped us, even a little."

"Anyone with a conscience wouldn't stand by while Jameson does what he does," Alyssa countered, a bitter edge to her voice. "There must be a reason she follows him." Despite the bitterness, her gaze remained resolute. "As long as there's a spark of goodness in her, I'm determined to nurture it."

drugged, her face swollen from Freddy's brutal

onto the ground without a shred of mercy. She hit the hard floor with a thud, her frail body curling into a ball as tears streamed

she lay there in tattered clothes, yet there was a fragile beauty

with rapt attention, their lust evident in their hungry

despise her so much in school.

have thought she'd blossom into such a beauty now? Any man would be captivated by her," one of the men in a white casual attire

lost interest in other women once rumors spread that he found her. If I had a woman like her, I wouldn't bother looking elsewhere. And she's so dumb. A woman should be dumb for easy manipulation," another man added

you plan on marrying

Lauren struggled to open her swollen eyelids. Her face was white as a