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.

and

Their deaths were horrific.

we found out that the victims had taken this type of drug before their deaths. This

out if the drug carries any

can."

he learned that the case involved The Ivory Gang.

me, and Colene has always fussed over

her lips, thinking, "Julien is really a nice

worry about that. I'll get back to you as soon as |

the couch. "Alright then. | won't be thirdwheeling any

just now? He seemed upset," Julien called out to

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

him because he could

Julien in heartache. Their Foxy

best relationship

| guess he's still recovering from

Julien pressed his lips remorsefully. "It was my

time. I'll

said

of living together, will

issues might make you look at him in