Can’t Win Me Back

It was a beautiful night.

Jasper gently dried Alyssa off and dressed her in a soft silk nightgown.

He lifted her in a princess carry, placed her gently on the bed, and tucked her in.

At this moment, he had finally qualified to be every bit of a caring and attentive husband, tending to his partner with utmost care.

His hands, roughened by combat and hardened by the business world, were unexpectedly tender toward Alyssa.

He did not wake her at all throughout the entire process.

Alyssa slept peacefully, occasionally letting out a contented sigh.

She looked tempting.

Jasper swallowed hard.

He caressed her dark hair as he leaned down and kissed her forehead, and then her lips.

Then, he left the room and stepped out onto the balcony.

It was already the end of December.

Solana City was already in its midwinter season, while Kontina was in its most enjoyable season.

breeze blew through the warm and moist

words with a gloomy

picked up his phone and called a number he hadn't called in along

not dreaming, am I?" The receiver, Dexter McGrath, picked up his call, and a man's

about me!" Jasper took a

said, "I'm sorry it took me so

the sudden call." "Don't mention

We're not strangers.

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have been waiting for the day when you will

forget me." Dexter calmed down,

countries, we broke all barriers of nationalities and ages,

about those days, my

a memory that has been etched within me, and I will never forget

about it." Jasper gripped tightly

His lashes quivered slightly.

to lose our best friends within the troop."

continued, "Not only that, we ended up with

really long time to be able to live like a normal person." Jasper

and

one could ever

people whom he knew and was well acquainted with fell before his eyes one by one, it brought him extreme pain

took three whole years to start coming out from that traumatic experience little