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.

insides still felt tight and his head throbbed, the

was as white

put his shirt back on when his phone

caller, a look of annoyance came across

He hesitated for amoment.

phone to ring for a

his phone

heard that

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

flashed across Remy's

steady voice, he answered, "Yeah,

to it?" "Jasper stole it from me." Sheryl exclaimed in

lie, which was something he

Justin did not ask me to

car to ruins and

me and shot me." Sheryl

to have believed

was once the best soldier in the military

was outstanding at

reasonable that Remy wasn't a match for

have left to go pick

of your failure this time

on your way back, think about how you'll explain yourself to Mr. Justin!" Upon saying that, Sheryl hung

into the night, his breath

hand slowly and

was stained

the pain, Remy's forehead became covered in

so, none of the agony showed

curled his lips

to Mr. Justin." Dragging his badly wounded body, Jasper tagged along with Elias and the rescue team as they

really don't

face covered in sweat as if he had

to us to

Alyssa.

Mr. Lynch has informed her