Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Julien blinked. Being observant and having dated Jonah for a while, he immediately noticed his lover spacing out. "You're not

attentive. Are you feeling unwell?"

Jonah's heart sank. He denied in a raspy voice, "No. I'm fine."

"Julien, | have a favor to ask of you!" Alyssa quickly distracted Julien, whisking him away to the living room. She said to Jonah,

"Jonah, what are you doing? You should throw together sfood for Julien!"

"Sure." Jonah left without a word.

Meanwhile, Julien kept turning around to check on Jonah. Something felt amiss, but he couldn't quite put a finger on it.

Back in the living room, Alyssa laid out the pills she brought with her on the coffee table. "Julien, please run stests on the

components of this drug. You're the domain expert, not to mention you have the right equipment for it."

"What's this?" Frowning, he scrutinized the blue pills.

"There were a few consecutive cases of drug addicts dying of heart attack in Solana City, but in the post-mortem, the examiner

could not find evidence of the victims taking drugs.

the victims showed symptoms of seizure and mad behavior before their deaths, like

Their deaths were horrific.

the victims had taken this type of

Gang. Julien, please figure out if

can."

a serious face when he learned that the case involved The Ivory Gang.

has always fussed over me. | will definitely see to this

a nice guy. Jonah should never hurt him, or I'll never forgive

get back to you as soon

from the couch. "Alright then. | won't be thirdwheeling any longer. I'll

He seemed upset," Julien called out

and only had eyes for him, just like how Jasper felt

him because he could read her

Their Foxy appeared to be helplessly

best relationship in the

he's still recovering from exhaustion.

my fault for stubbornly keeping him up last night. I'll be

next time. I'll

Jonah," she said without betraying her emotions, but her breathing

his flaws and issues down the road, after decades of living together, will you think

to be, and sof his issues