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?

done that, Alyssa might have picked up the gun without hesitation

in the past..." Jonah murmured as if trying to heal

words.

the person's death, but I

and continued word by word, "Did you choose to be with Jul because

clenching the photo in his hand, Jonah bowed his head and

attracted to him because he resembled that person. When you

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

wanted to see him and couldn't resist being near him. He simply reminded

a long silence, Jonah

Alyssa widened her

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

and cares for younger

his head. "But I'm far from as good as you think. In fact, I'm not even as good as

people."

you... how could you

grabbed his arm. Her fingers were almost embedded into his skin. "Jul gave up everything to be with you! All

and Lauren wholeheartedly! How could you do

was attracted to Julien initially because he resembled that