Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 2459

The hospital ward was bathed in a dim, yellow glow from the bedside lamp. The silence was thick, yet the room held a strange warmth-an unfamiliar comfort that felt oddly familiar to Remy.

Pain radiated through his body as he struggled to sit up.

His eyes fell on Mandy, who was asleep beside his bed. Her hair was a mess, and her swollen eyes suggested she'd been crying.

She was sound asleep.

Remy stiffened. His breath quickened as he stared at her fragile figure. Slowly, he leaned forward, his fingers lifting slightly, tempted to reach out.

close, Mandy's lashes fluttered. In her sleep, she murmured, "Damien... Damien... I miss you so much.."

Without thinking, he brushed away her tears with his calloused

sharp and electrifying. Pain throbbed at his temples, but beneath it was a warmth he didn't

stirred slightly,

swallowed hard and withdrew his

when Alyssa made

Alyssa called out breathlessly as she

the dim room, Mandy stood rigid beside the now empty hospital bed, her back to the door, staring blankly.

Alyssa's heart lurched. "G-Gone?"

eyes glassy with unshed tears and a bitter smile tugging at her lips. "I mean, he left.

washing over her. That close call had left her shaken and