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.

to gather some sense of

anything left

gaze away from

grasp on the steering wheel, he answered, "My

mentally repeated the

meet? Do you have a grudge against him? Or

a deserted courtyard and stopped in front of

of disrepair, Julien could see the villa's potential — it could be

retro Sedonian design immediately caught

was quite a

the car before Julien and opened the car door for

regret, but at this point, it seemed too late

walked ahead without a word while Julien

asked, "Where are we?" Uri stopped briefly, his

mention that he has a

this house is Jonah's? Why did he abandon this place then?" Uri clenched his teeth as he pushed open the heavy door to

no longer meant

air was cold,