Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

The police found the kidnappers' base while the livestream was still in progress.

Numerous police cars surrounded the old manor. Red and blue lights flashed in the ominous darkness while the piercing sirens broke the stillness of the night.

Zoe, who was as resilient as a cockroach, roused herself before Betty, who remained unconscious on the ground.

Zoe was scared out of her wits when she heard the police sirens. She was about to escape when a few familiar figures barged into her line of sight.

"Lauren!"

Landon was the first to rush forward. In the midst of his anguish, a ray of hope appeared within his crimson, tear-filled eyes.

Landon had always been fearless. Despite knowing full well that there were cold-blooded mercenaries on Shelland Island who would not hesitate to kill, he accompanied Jasper there without hesitation.

But right now, his face was as white as a sheet. With shaky steps, he stumbled his way through the room.

tableau—Betty and her gang of bullies lay sprawled and unconscious across the room. The room was not

tore through the remaining rooms, their shouts of Lauren's name

point, Cyrus rushed into the room with two other

and

about Angelina?" Alyssa's beautiful face was beaded with

reach her! But the Technical Department is tracking

sank. "Lyse, you said that Preston set up this trap. Were Zoe and those rats just a distraction so that he could take Lauren

tightened as stifling

escaping. Her legs turned to jelly, and she

her, unaware that her earlier actions had come to light. She put on a scared and pitiful face before crawling to Landon's side, crying out

Are you here to save me? Preston kidnapped me, and he

bloodcurdling scream tore from Zoe's throat before she could finish her words. Murderous fury blazed in Landon's eyes. With a powerful kick, he launched Zoe

thud echoed through the room. Zoe slammed

a spray of crimson splattered the floor as she spat