Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Jonah continued, "After his identity was exposed, Khaos abandoned him, and Cloudtop hunted him down. Traitors always meet the

sfate—death."

"So... back then, you executed him as Judas?" Alyssa's voice trembled as a chill ran through her body.

Jonah closed his eyes and shook his head in pain.

"When | becthe leader, | swore that | would never kill. It was my bottom line. But back then... everyone was pressuring me

and forcingto execute him myself."

Listening to this, Alyssa felt suffocated. Her heart pounded in fear.

"He didn't want to putin a difficult position, so he grabbed the gun from my hand and shot himself."

Jonah's tone was calm and low as he recounted the event again. If it weren't for the crimson in his eyes, Alyssa would have thought

he was telling someone else's story.

Would anyone in the world be able to bear such a devastating blow as watching their beloved take their own life before their eyes?

If Jasper had done that, Alyssa might have picked up the gun without hesitation and followed him into the afterlife.

It's all in the past now. It's all in the past..." Jonah murmured as

words.

I'm sorry about the person's death, but

continued word by word, "Did you

the photo in his hand, Jonah bowed

Jul, you were attracted to him because he resembled that person.

kindness, it wasn't just to

him and couldn't resist being near

silence, Jonah slowly parted his lips.

Alyssa widened her eyes

perfect in your eyes. To you, I'm a good brother who's emotionally stable, has strong moral

cares

bitterly while shaking his head. "But I'm far from as good as you think. In fact, I'm

people."

could you use Jul as

were almost embedded into his skin. "Jul

Jasper, and Lauren wholeheartedly! How

| admit that | was attracted to