Can’t Win Me Back

Sean was gobsmacked when Alyssa changed into a medical outfit, donned a face mask, and tied her hair back into a neat ponytail.

As night fell, her twinkling eyes glistened like stars in the Milky Way, enchanting anyone who stole even a fleeting look.

"What are you staring at? Haven't you seen me like this before?" Alyssa asked, amused by Sean's dumbfounded expression.

But she could tell he wasn't gazing at her with any amorous intent. His eyes reflected only pure fondness and admiration.

"N-No... It's not that," Sean stammered, scratching his head awkwardly. "I was just thinking-even with just your eyes visible and dressed in a lab coat, you still look amazing."

He hesitated before adding curiously, "Did you look like this when you worked with Doctors Without Borders in Luminara?"

Alyssa straightened her outfit and replied, "Yeah, something like this."

Suddenly, Sean perked up and asked, "I heard that Mr. Beckett once participated in an emergency combat mission in Luminara when he was in the military. Luminara isn't that big of a country. Did you meet him back then?"

finger on her left hand quivered slightly before she answered hesitantly, "I don't think

He hesitated, unsure if he should say more. He couldn't shake the feeling that Alyssa

presence was difficult to disguise, and the more she covered up, the safer she

sneak into the hospital through its back

had personnel guarding both the front and back doors. Judging by their stances, Alyssa quickly

illicit activities were taking place

didn't act rashly. Instead, she hid among the

to present identification. This place was tightly secured. Alyssa frowned, deep

worker leaving the

narrowed as an idea

pass. The unconscious man now lay

needed a more convincing disguise. She found a cart and began pushing it steadily down a

held, Alyssa didn't naively expect to rescue him in one attempt. Her primary goal was to reconnoiter the area and devise a more comprehensive plan. She took deep

Men, women, the elderly, and