Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

In his deep sleep, Winston furrowed his brows tightly, and his fingers twitched reflexively. Perhaps he was dreaming, or perhaps it was a telepathic connection with his daughter, Alyssa.

"Was Mom... a member of the royal family?" Liam held his breath.

Alyssa shook her head. "I don't know. Even if she were and got chased out for sreason, there wouldn't be absolutely no record of her.

"So, I'm guessing that she might have been someone from the palace or someone connected to the royal family. However, I'm not sure about the specifics. After all, we aren't familiar with the situation in Kontina at all.

cold intensity as she clasped her hands together. "There was probably skind of grudge between Mom and the Kontinian royal family that forced her

and he let us make our own choices in life. Even though we're from a wealthy family, he never pressured us into marriage alliances. He wanted us to find happiness on our own terms." Tears welled up in Liam's eyes as he knelt beside Winston's bed, holding his father's wrinkled hands. "Yet, he's so against Yules and me. Maybe your theory is worth exploring, Lyse. Maybe there's

with his and Jennifer's five children, indulging them to a

a marriage alliance for

he treated his five children with Jennifer differently. For Alyssa, he only put up a strict front. Whether it

have to marry tand tagain? If Jennifer reciprocated Winston's love and their life was blissful, why did she allow him to marry again and again? Why didn't she stop him and even becclose to his other wives? Alyssa was also a woman, yet she couldn't understand

children with a man like him? "If there really was bad blood between Mom and the Kontinian royal family, I... I will have a clean break with Yules. I won't have any contact with her anymore." Liam's breathing hitched as he fought back a surge of emotions. In a raspy and trembling voice, he