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.

Group or Heightsnew Villa to find you... I was afraid to contact anyone from the Taylor family or even Aunt

point of losing his voice. "But... what I'm afraid of even more is

had he said "afraid" in one

of the Lovelace family, who had just come to

him to

the feud between the Taylor

him or the ruthlessness he showed in extinguishing the

Julien's tear-streaked face. His heart throbbed painfully as

away from my house that night might be the last

the tears of his life. "But I can't let that happen. I

spoke. His words were stiff as if speaking for the first

truly is a God, then let him

took two staggering steps forward, poking his chest forcefully. "It's hurting so much here... I don't care about the Lovelace family. I don't care about the punishment from God. They mean nothing compared

hold it up

of strength, his

was replaced by a warm embrace tinged

was a hug for which he

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."

Jonah, but he was in too much pain. He was too weak to lift his arms.

tightly. "Don't be silly! You have