Can’t Win Me Back

The snow was falling heavily, and the chilling winds howled through the night.

Remy had no car, so he trudged through the snow alone, each step more exhausting than the last.

His thoughts were consumed with Alyssa—was she still alive? In danger? And Jasper's unrelenting resolve to reach her, even after being shot and drenched in blood.

Remy pressed his calloused, trembling hand to his chest.

His heart hammered in his ribcage erratically.

A sharp, searing pain shot through his temples, blurring his vision.

He collapsed to his knees in the snow, his body racked with agony.

The pain surged deep within him, and his eyes felt like they were going to burst from their sockets.

It was unbearable.

His breath came in ragged gasps.

His hands scrambled for the necklace hanging from his neck—inside it was a hidden medicine box.

Justin had told him that the medication in there could calm him down and relieve him of any pain.

It would be able to save his life.

But in his desperate haste, the pill slipped from his fingers and fell into the snow.

Remy's head buzzed.

Trembling, he searched frantically in the snow for it.

He had never felt such panic.

His headache was intensifying.

In order to relieve the agonizing pain, he removed his shirt and buried his scarred body in the snow, allowing the bone- piercing iciness to relieve him of his pain.

To his surprise, this method he tried randomly was effective! Slowly, he opened his bloodshot eyes.

tight and his head throbbed, the pain was

as white

had just put his shirt back on

that Sheryl was his caller, a look of annoyance came across his

He hesitated for amoment.

to ring for

placed his phone

heard that you

something happen to you?" Sheryl's voice was emotionless as if she was just checking with him as part of

glint flashed across

answered,

"Jasper stole it from me." Sheryl exclaimed in disbelief, "What? You didn't stop

reason, he uttered a lie, which was something he had never

ask me to take

to ruins

from me and

seemed to have

Jasper was once the best soldier in the

was outstanding at

reasonable that Remy wasn't

to

the consequences of your failure this time are

way back, think about how you'll explain yourself to Mr. Justin!" Upon

gazed into the night, his breath

he lifted his hand slowly and fired a shot at his

pure, white snow was stained with drops of fresh

of the pain, Remy's forehead became

so, none of the agony

his lips upward into a

my account to Mr. Justin." Dragging his badly wounded body, Jasper tagged along with Elias

you really don't look very

sweat as if he had just gone

to us to

Alyssa.

has