Can’t Win Me Back

Jonah continued, "After his identity was exposed, Khaos abandoned him, and Cloudtop hunted him down. Traitors always meet the state—death."

"So... back then, you executed him as Judas?" Alyssa's voice trembled as a chill ran through her body.

Jonah closed his eyes and shook his head in pain.

"When I be the leader, I swore that I would never kill. It was my bottom line. But back then... everyone was pressuring me

and forcing to execute him myself."

Listening to this, Alyssa felt suffocated. Her heart pounded in fear.

"He didn't want to putin a difficult position, so he grabbed the gun from my hand and shot himself."

Jonah's tone was calm and low as he recounted the event again. If it weren't for the crimson in his eyes, Alyssa would have thought

he was telling someone else's story.

Would anyone in the world be able to bear such a devastating blow as watching their beloved take their own life before their eyes?

might have picked up the gun without hesitation and followed him into the

that. It's all in the past now. It's all in the past..." Jonah murmured as if trying to heal

words.

death, but I

by word, "Did you choose to be with Jul because he looks like

the photo in his hand, Jonah bowed his head and grazed his teeth

you saw Jul, you were attracted to him

him kindness, it wasn't just to help

see him and couldn't resist being near him. He simply reminded you of

long silence, Jonah

widened her

perfect in your eyes. To you, I'm a good brother who's emotionally stable, has

elders, and cares for younger

shaking his head. "But I'm far from as good

people."

could you... how could you

embedded into his skin. "Jul gave up

helping you, our family, Jasper, and Lauren wholeheartedly! How could you

admit that I was attracted to