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.

his insides still felt tight and his head throbbed, the pain

as white as a

shirt

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

He hesitated for amoment.

his phone to ring for a while before

placed his phone by

I heard that

emotionless as if she was just checking with him as part of

glint flashed

answered, "Yeah, I lost my

stole it from me." Sheryl exclaimed in disbelief, "What?

a lie, which was something he had

not ask me to

smashed his car to ruins and

and shot me."

seemed to

once the best soldier in

was outstanding at

reasonable that Remy

to go pick you

of your failure this time are

your way back, think about how you'll explain yourself

gazed into the night, his breath misting in the cold

he lifted his hand slowly and fired a shot

white snow was stained with drops of fresh

of the pain, Remy's forehead became covered in cold

none of the

curled his lips upward into

Dragging his badly wounded body, Jasper tagged along with Elias and the rescue team as they entered

Beckett, you really don't look very

you're alright?" Noticing Jasper's face covered in sweat as if he had just gone

leave it to us to search

Alyssa.

Lynch has informed her family