Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 718

The winter wind howled outside. In contrast, Jasper’s room was a tranquil and cozy haven,

His bed and Alyssa’s were next to each other. Despite the distance between the beds, he considered it as sharing a bed with her.

Xavier had slyly moved Alyssa’s bed closer to Jasper’s, and it was too late for her to protest, as Xavier and the other movers had already left. She couldn’t move her bed on her own, and Jasper was too feeble to be of any help.

She lay on the bed and closed her eyes, her breathing calm.

Meanwhile, Jasper was in his own bed, taking in the scent that wafted from her hair. The scent tempted him, and even the mundane ceiling in his room seemed to have transformed into a starlit sky.

His palms were drenched, and his fingers shakily inched toward Alyssa.

Her voice suddenly rang in the silence. “Behave yourself.”

in

you don’t, you’ll

sweated profusely and managed a bitter smile.

eternity, he noticed that Alyssa had drifted asleep.

hard, he took a deep breath and mustered all

“Lyse, I love you, Good night,” before closing his eyes and falling

and curled her

back, “Good night, you

in Belbanks. She went back out of concern for

manage Jasper’s PTSD.

White, but

doing?” Alyssa asked, worried. She

room and refused to meet anyone. She didn’t eat anything yesterday.