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.

felt tight and his head throbbed, the pain

was as

his shirt back on when his phone

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 his

I heard that you called for

voice was emotionless as if she was just checking

glint flashed

he answered, "Yeah, I lost my

"Jasper stole it from me." Sheryl exclaimed in disbelief, "What? You didn't stop him? Did you fail your mission?" Remy felt

whatever reason, he uttered a lie, which was something he

Justin did not ask me to take

smashed his car to

from me and shot me." Sheryl

to have

Jasper was once the best soldier

was outstanding

was only reasonable that Remy wasn't a match for

to go

consequences of your failure this time

explain yourself to Mr. Justin!" Upon

into the night, his breath misting

his hand slowly and fired a shot at

stained

the pain, Remy's

none of the agony showed

the contrary, he curled his lips

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

really

you're alright?" Noticing Jasper's face covered in sweat as if he had just gone fora dive, Elias couldn't

leave it to us to search

Alyssa.

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