Can’t Win Me Back

The night was silent and cold, and a chilling breeze suddenly swept across Jonah's face.

Judas.

That was aname he had not heard in ages.

It echoed from a bloody, misty place far away, igniting a storm of turmoil in his chest.

The voice that carried it felt vaguely familiar, but he couldn't place it immediately.

"Who are you? Are you an ex-Cloudtop member?" Jonah turned away from Alyssa immediately and lowered his voice as much as he could.

"Jonah..." In an instant, Alyssa sensed something was wrong when she noticed the shift in his expression.

"Judas, high status really does make one forgetful, doesn't it?" Uri's icy, sinister voice pierced through Jonah's thoughts like a venomous snake.

"It seems that the ever noble Judas has eyes only for Blake." "You're...

Uri Holland?" An uncertainty clawed at Jonah, and a sharp pain shot through his heart.

The night closed in around him like a crushing, mottled wall.

Blake —his hidden ex-lover—haunted him still, a scar he dared not revisit.

Panic surged within him, sensing something was amiss— Uri's unexpected cal] and Julien's tardiness.

A wave of dread washed over him as he feared the worst had happened.

Uri chuckled coldly.

are you trying to do?" Jonah

"IT wanted Dr.

your true colors." Uri's laughter dripped

unjustly

to see such a nice man

your despicable lies

"After all, seeing Dr.

reminds me of my younger brother who

an urge to save him

I know that you've hated me all

at me if

Julien!" Uri

a substitute to

pretending your love for him is as deep as

act in

He roared, "No...

He's not a substitute.

Sean were just at the

was perplexed, but Alyssa, who knew about

chill

what was Blake to you then?

worthless! The biggest mistake Blake ever made was to fucking fall in love with you!" "That's enough!" A primal rage

His bloodlust surged.

dare to call Julien a 'substitute' again, I will kill you!" "Come and

has been unbearably dull." With malice, he added,