Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

That night, moonlight cast a silvery glow on the ground while the night breeze rustled the trees outside the window.

Closing his eyes, Jonah clutched a cross in his hands, devoutly praying in front of the statue of God.

Since the passing of his former beloved, he had day after day sought self-redemption through prayer, repenting for the sins he had committed.

Countless times in the past, it had all been for him.

But now, standing once again before the statue of God, Jonah found himself unable to discern his own feelings. He felt lost and adrift.

He breathed out a long sigh. Just as he turned away, the doors of the church were suddenly pushed open.

A chilly wind rushed in, dispersing the sorrow between his brows.

The next moment, that slender and graceful figure with fox-like eyes tore through the desolation and caught his gaze.

Jonah...

Julien's slender figure stood alone in the center of the doorway. His eyes were brimming with tears. "You've come looking for me... Why didn't you wait for me? Would it have killed you to wait a little longer?"

Jonah's heart wrenched. His entire body froze, and the emotions in his bloodshot eyes surged uncontrollably.

"Jackass... Don't you know... how hard it was for me to find you?"

Julien tried so hard to suppress his emotions that he was trembling all over. But he finally broke down in tears upon seeing his beloved.

go to KS Group or Heightsnew Villa to find you... I was afraid to contact anyone from the Taylor family or even Aunt Mandy... I was afraid of causing trouble for you and each

to the point of losing his voice. "But... what I'm afraid of even more is never seeing you

he said "afraid" in one

who had

caused him

the feud between the Taylor and Lovelace

him or the ruthlessness he showed in extinguishing the rekindled flame of

His heart

afraid... I'm afraid that the moment I watched you walk away

of his life. "But I can't let that happen. I want to

were stiff as if speaking for the first time. "This is a church. Please refrain from

God, then let him punish me! Let

I don't care about the Lovelace family. I don't care about the punishment from God. They

it hit me! If the heavens fall, I'll hold it up

ran out of strength, his eyes closing as

replaced by a warm embrace tinged with the strong

a hug for which

felt the intense heat of Julien's body through the thin shirt as his hand rested on Julien's waist. "You're running a fever?" When he

"I'm fine."

pain. He was too weak to lift his arms. "Seeing you... makes everything

be silly! You have a high