Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Amber felt like she was struck by lightning. Each breath she took weighed heavily on her chest as she gazed out the window. The flames outside reflected in her eyes.

She knew it was only a matter of tbefore Jameson disposed of her. After all, he had already harbored suspicion toward her. Yet, she refused to let that beast use her against Axel, the man she loved.

"Amber, will you be scared if I invite you to jump down withfrom here?" Axel grabbed her firmly on the waist with a smile.

Staring into his eyes with a look of determination, she answered, "I'm not scared." "Tsk. Can't you makefeel like a man, just once?" He playfully glared at her and pinched her on the waist. "You could at least pretend to huddle in my arms and tremble like the typical damsel in distress." "I'm scared, to be honest." She gazed at him longingly. "But I'm fearless when I'm with you." Axel's heart of steel melted from her sweet words. Giving her another kiss, he urged, "Let's go!" Next, he wrapped her body under his black windbreaker before firing a few shots at the windows.

They held their breath as smoke filled the room. Then, they sprinted toward the window with all their might. Axel rammed his body into the glass, shattering it, and he jumped off the fifth floor while holding Amber tightly.

The flames licked the sky while glass shards and sparks rained on them.

nearly cto a stop. She shut her eyes

the frenzy, she overheard Axel's labored breathing, which only

heard when an extremely thin metal rope whizzed out from his sleeve and

arm, Axel scaled down the wall using the metal

each other as they escaped into the woods. Suddenly, Amber

shock. "Amber-" "I'm sorry, but I can only make it up to here with you." Tears brimming in her eyes, she took a resolute step away from him. "I will only be a burden to you if we stick together. Leave while they haven't reached

on you? At this dangerous time? Amber Altman, what do you takeas?" Gripped by worry, he gritted his teeth and

that right?" She flashed an impassive, heartless smile, yet her heart was torn apart. "I can only live knowing that you're alive. If we stick together, Jameson will never let you go, and we'll never enjoy a day of peace. "Axel, I have important business here. I don't have the luxury to be in love. That's not what I want. But I will always remember the romance we once shared." With that, she ran into the hellish ocean of flames, leaving him shouting futilely behind her. "Amber Altman! Cback!" Her tears scattered in the

a ruin. Not a living being escaped the