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

as white as

put his shirt back

his caller, a look of annoyance

He hesitated for amoment.

ring for a

his phone

I heard that you called for

as if she was just checking with him as

glint flashed across Remy's

steady voice, he answered,

questioned, "You lost your car? What happened to it?" "Jasper stole it from me." Sheryl exclaimed in disbelief, "What? You didn't

he uttered a lie, which was

ask me

smashed his car to

my gun from me and

to have

the best soldier in the military

outstanding at

Remy wasn't a match

have left to

consequences of your failure

explain yourself to Mr. Justin!"

gazed into the night, his

slowly and fired

pure, white snow was stained with drops of

of the pain, Remy's forehead

of the

his

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

Beckett, you really

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

it to us to search

Alyssa.

Mr. Lynch has informed her family