Can’t Win Me Back

The bar was alive with striking lights and thundering music, and the air was thick with the scent of tobacco and alcohol. The atmosphere was one of moral decay-corrupt, degrading, and vile.

"Where's Julien?" Jonah's voice cut through the noise, his tone icy and sharp.

When Jonah stepped inside, the eyes of several men turned toward him, their gazes filled with illicit intent.

"Why, hello there. Are you here alone? Are you feeling lonely?"

A sexy man sauntered over, draping himself over Jonah's shoulders. He let his hands linger with a playful squeeze. "If you're bored, I'd be happy to keep you company."

Jonah's expression darkened. His hands trembled, veins bulging with barely contained rage.

Suddenly, Evan burst through the crowd, his face twisting in alarm at the sight of Jonah surrounded by a swarm of predatory men.

Evan yelled, "Don't touch him!"

A heavy thump reverberated through the room. Gasps erupted as people scrambled back.

Jonah now lay crumpled on the floor, groaning in pain. Jonah hadn't even moved from

in relief. It was okay for Jonah to brawl so long as his actions were morally justifiable. "Where's Julien?" Jonah repeated, stepping over the man without a second glance and closing in on

Jonah rasped, eyes already scanning the

chaos, Jonah's commanding presence drew every

watched him go, his mind whirring. Jonah

it bordered on demure. He wouldn't be caught dead in a place like this,

that being with Blake made him feel safe and content, leading Evan to believe he

that assumption. While strikingly handsome and bearing a resemblance to Blake, Julien was volatile and

from his attractive face, but now he wasn't so sure. Jonah was undeniably in love with Julien, and it wasn't just about his looks anymore. He loved the whole package, the flaws, the rebelliousness-everything. He might even have loved Julien more than he ever loved

buttons undone, his

eyes. "I noticed you the moment I walked in," the man said. "

to the man, he deliberately displayed his scar. "And now?" he asked, his voice

surprise. But the shock quickly gave way to something else, something akin to awe. He

bench, and leaped onto the stage,

a reckless abandon that made the crowd's eyes