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.

was afraid to 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

last syllable, he choked up, almost to the point of losing his voice. "But... what I'm afraid

had he said

carefree and easygoing second son of the Lovelace family, who had just come

had caused him to

it the feud between the Taylor and Lovelace

or the ruthlessness he showed in extinguishing the rekindled flame of desire for the sake of the

Julien's tear-streaked face. His heart throbbed painfully as if it were being

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

the tears of his life. "But I can't let that happen. I want to be with you. I want to be with you forever. I love you, Jonah... I

for the first time. "This is a church.

said it! If there truly is a God, then

hurting so much here... I don't care about the Lovelace family.

heavens fall, I'll hold it up

strength, his eyes closing as his body slumped

any pain. It was replaced by a warm

hug for which he had longed for so

of Julien's body through the thin shirt as his hand rested on Julien's waist. "You're

"I'm fine."

wanted to hug Jonah, but he was in too much pain.

You have a high fever. You have