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?

Jasper had done that, Alyssa might have picked up the gun without hesitation and followed him

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

words.

I'm sorry about the person's death,

"Did you

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

him because he resembled that person. When you

it wasn't just to help win him over, was

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

silence, Jonah slowly parted his lips.

widened her

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

and cares for younger

smiled bitterly while shaking his head. "But I'm far from as good as you think. In fact, I'm not

people."

how could you... how could you use Jul as

his skin. "Jul

been helping you, our family, Jasper, and

admit that I was attracted to Julien