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?"

numb pinky finger on her left hand quivered slightly before she answered hesitantly, "I don't think so. Otherwise, why wouldn't he

couldn't shake the

a scrub hat. Her radiant presence was difficult to disguise, and the more she covered up, the safer she

Alyssa planned to sneak into the hospital through

personnel guarding both the front and back doors. Judging by their

confirmed her suspicion that illicit activities were taking place

rashly. Instead, she hid among the trees,

building had to present

healthcare worker leaving the building to smoke

eyes narrowed as an idea began

minutes later, Alyssa had secured an entry pass. The unconscious man now lay hidden in the

Alyssa realized she needed a more convincing disguise.

knowing where Grover was being 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 breaths as she

ill patients. Men, women, the elderly, and even children lay on dirty