Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 2231

Ever since Alyssa woke, she had hardly left Jasper's side, forsaking sleep and rest with no regard for her own health.

Three more days dragged by, though for her, it felt like months-years-decades.

The time that passed was agonizing.

This wasn't the first time Jasper had been hurt because of her. She had been through the fear and panic before, when his life hung by a thread or when he lay in a deep coma. Yet, this time was different. For reasons she couldn't understand, the calm and rationality she once had had vanished.

She gripped his hand tightly, her fingers woven with his. Fear surged through her like an avalanche, threatening to drown her from the inside.

This was a fear that she had never felt.

That intense helplessness tormented her mentally every second of the day.

week, Alyssa, once proud and radiant, had withered like a pale white rose. She was gaunt, fragile,

hospital gown looked so big on her emaciated frame that

until night, she spoke to Jasper about their past. She shared stories from when she was 11 to 18, of their marriage, their divorce, and their eventual reconciliation. She remembered every heart-stopping moment with perfect clarity. There were happy times, sad times, tears

all those memories, once too painful to revisit, seemed

she remembered him, everything was well.

brain. I'm really

up Jasper's calloused hand and interlaced her fingers with his. With tears streaming down her face, she planted kisses all over his fingertips,

had often said she was like a tender piece of meat, tempting him with every bite. He would shower her skin with kisses, leaving her trembling in ecstasy before bringing her to an

was more restrained. He would kiss

way of showing his love, of

what to do with himself physically

her turn to be vulnerable, her

was just. Those who failed to appreciate what they had would

it's alright... It's alright even if