Can’t Win Me Back

Jonah? There was a mystery surrounding Jonah? Every word was like a blooming poppy, drawing Julien in, tempting him to the point where it was difficult to resist.

But that was only because of how deeply he loved Jonah.

And that love was the chink in Julien's armor, leaving him vulnerable to manipulation.

In the end, Julien wavered.

In a heavy voice, he asked, "How long will this take? I need to go home to celebrate my lover's birthday." "It'll be quick." Uri Holland shut his gloomy eyes.

He turned to his side and slipped a hand into his pocket.

He gestured to Julien.

"Let's take my car.

This way." As the black vehicle sped through the dark winter night, colorful lights flashed past them on both sides.

Seated in the passenger seat, Julien held onto that bouquet of white roses in his arms as he gazed out the window with a restless, doubtful expression.

As Uri drove, he glanced at Julien's strikingly handsome, almost ethereal face as he drove, his gaze unreadable.

asked, trying to gather some sense of security from

anything left him

gaze away from Julien and looked

steering wheel, he answered, "My name

U-R-I." Julien mentally repeated the

a grudge against him? Or is it some kind of resentment?" Uri did not look

a deserted courtyard and stopped in front of an

its state of disrepair, Julien could see the villa's potential — it could be a beautiful house if

design immediately

quite

before Julien and opened the

felt a twinge of regret, but at this

ahead without a word while Julien

he asked, "Where are we?" Uri stopped

Jonah ever mention that he has

house is Jonah's? Why did he abandon this place then?" Uri clenched his

that this place no longer meant anything to him."

was cold, dusty,