Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Nicholas stood frozen in place. His mind was buzzing.

It wasn't until the nurse called out to him that he took slow, heavy steps toward the ward.

Natalie appeared frail and gaunt as she leaned against the bed. Her eyes widened with panic, mirroring a startled deer, as she tightly held Alyssa's hand.

Standing by the window, Alyssa gently stroked Natalie's back. She whispered soothing words to help calm her emotions. Nicholas watched dumbfoundedly at the door.

tending to Natalie for almost a decade, sometimes struggled to manage Natalie due to the torment of her illness. Alyssa had just met her, so how could they already get along so well? And under Alyssa's comfort, Natalie's emotions stabilized entirely without the use of tranquillizers. It was simply unbelievable. "Nat!" Nicholas

now." Alyssa's voice was extremely soothing. Natalie stared blankly at Nicholas' face for a moment before parting her lips sluggishly. "Nic... you're here. Have you eaten?" Nicholas'

These simple words deeply moved Nicholas. His voice turned hoarse with emotion. "Thank you for saving my wife, Ms. Alyssa." "It was nothing." Alyssa smiled faintly, but her

talk to Chief Novak alone Sean, you stay by the door and watch over Mrs. Novak. If anythappens, tell us at once," Alyssa instructed seriously.

sun-drenched rooftop, the early winter