Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 2220

Jasper's jaw was clenched tight as he sprinted forward, the sharp branches of the path leaving angry scratches on his face. The pain barely registered as he pushed on. His legs were numb from the relentless pace, but he continued, sustained only by his determination to rescue Alyssa.

His legs trembled under him when he finally reached the manor, and he stumbled slightly against the biting cold wind.

Had it been someone else, they would have crumbled and been unable to stand up again.

No one was keeping watch outside the manor. It was eerily quiet.

Jasper took a steadying breath, his grip tightening on his gun. Each step on the white rock tiles felt heavy as he approached the door. With a calm yet wary demeanor, he pushed it open and entered.

The luxurious living room was empty. Even so, Jasper's heart raced, sensing an unseen danger. He was as focused and tense as a volcano poised to erupt.

His intuition, honed by experience and training, told him something was amiss. A glint caught his eye-a telescopic sight.

firing a single shot that dropped the attacker from the second-floor railing-he had to

dove for cover, narrowly avoiding the bullets that hit near his feet. Using the table, walls, and furniture for

reloaded his gun in two seconds. Suddenly, Alyssa's voice pierced the silence, filled

'Jasper! Help me!'

eyes widening with alarm. A cold wave of

me... You have to

stabbed at his heart, slicing through him and ripping at his very being. Jasper's chest heaved heavily as the crushing heartache and anxiety caused a sharp headache and made his

that precise moment, a shot rang out, piercing his

freely from the wound, and the intense pain made his

left shoulder from rescuing Alyssa on Shelland Island, and this shot hit him exactly where he

the pain. Instead, he fired three quick

final hidden assassin was struck down on the

quiet, Alyssa's cries vanished, giving way to Jameson's recognizable, malevolent laughter. It was unrestrained and frenzied. "Just as I suspected, Lyse