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.

trying to gather some sense of security from the man's

knowing anything left

his gaze away from Julien and

on the steering wheel, he answered, "My name

U-R-I." Julien mentally repeated the

Do you have a grudge against him? Or is it

pulled into a deserted

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

Sedonian design

quite

got out of the car before Julien

twinge of regret, but at

ahead without a

"Where are we?" Uri stopped briefly,

ever mention that he has a house here?"

Jonah's? Why did he abandon this place

particular incident happened, and he decided that this place no longer meant anything to

was cold, dusty, dark, and