Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 2181

Carl's eyes blazed with feral intensity. A monstrous grin twisted his face as he laughed and cried simultaneously, lost in a manic frenzy. "Very well then... Let's die together," he declared.

"All you've done is because you want to be with Axel as an unlawful couple." Carl chuckled. "But don't you ever dare dream of having your wish come true!"

Carl held Amber in a chokehold as he retreated toward the edge of the roof step by step.

At last, he planted a cold and moist kiss on Amber's cheek, accompanied by a drop of bitter tear. "Amber, if we can't be together when we're alive, let's be husband and wife when we get to the afterlife."

In the next second, Amber's heart dropped as she fell backward weightlessly.

"Amber!" Axel cried out. At lightning speed, he charged toward Amber.

Simultaneously, a whoosh sounded from the church rooftop. A sharp crack followed a piercing sound that tore through the air from over 300 feet away.

As Amber was dragged toward the roof's edge with the vicious Carl, she heard a sharp crack above her head, like an egg against a rock. Terror-stricken, she gasped for breath.

Then, the air seemed to freeze. Axel saw a gunshot wound blossoming on Carl's forehead. Carl glared fixedly at Axel, mouth wide open. Looking as if he were in extreme pain, he leaned backward.

Amber shut her eyes in fear as she waited for death.

But what awaited her was a deep and warm embrace.

When Carl fell off the building, Axel grabbed Amber's arm in time. With a roar, Axel pulled her into his arms.

His broad back curved, shielding her completely beneath his heaving chest. He longed to hold her deep within him.

"Amber, you're alright now. You're okay," Axel comforted her in a shaky voice.

Axel's body shook uncontrollably, his tears, pounding heart, and labored breaths betraying his turmoil. Only his grip on Amber remained steady.

Amber, in her white wedding dress, slumped in his arms. She mustered all her energy to hug him back, but her arms felt as heavy as lead. She couldn't lift them up at all.

"Oh, dear Lord… Thank God!"

Cyrus let out a long exhale. He had been scared shitless. "I swear that this is the most terrifying crime scene that I've handled within these three years. If this happens every other day, all that fear is going to leave me with an occupational injury!"