Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

The night was silent and cold, and a chilling breeze suddenly swept across Jonah's face. Judas.

That was a name he had not heard in ages. It echoed from a bloody, misty place far away, igniting a storm of turmoil in his chest. The voice that carried it felt vaguely familiar, but he couldn't place it immediately. "Who are you? Are you an ex-Cloudtop member?" Jonah turned away from Alyssa immediately and lowered his voice as much as he could.

"Jonah..." In an instant, Alyssa sensed something was wrong when she noticed the shift in his expression.

"Judas, high status really does make one forgetful, doesn't it?" Uri's icy, sinister voice pierced through Jonah's thoughts like a venomous snake. "It seems that the ever noble Judas has eyes only for Blake." "You're... Uri Holland?"

An uncertainty clawed at Jonah, and a sharp pain shot through his heart. The night closed in around him like a crushing, mottled wall. Blake his hidden ex-lover-haunted him still, a scar he dared not revisit. Panic surged within him, sensing something was amiss-Uri's unexpected call and Julien's tardiness.

A wave of dread washed over him as he feared the worst had happened.

Uri chuckled coldly. "Judas, sorry to intrude on your romance with him."

"You're with Julien? What are you trying to do?" Jonah clenched his fists so tightly that his veins were bulging.

dripped with hatred. "Blake died unjustly because of you. I can't bear to see such a nice man like

died so tragically. I just couldn't help but feel an urge to save

became bloodshot. He snapped, "Uri Holland! I know that you've hated me all these years. But just come at me if you have

just a substitute to you. You're pretending your love for him is as deep as the sea. Don't you think it's ridiculous that you're

cruel words. He roared, "No...

just at the

past, had a sudden realization. She felt a chill wash over

laughing and

would die with him. What's going on now? Have you forgotten him now that you have a new lover? Your so-called 'love' is worthless! The biggest mistake Blake ever made

A primal rage consumed Jonah, causing his body to shake uncontrollably as if a beast had been unleashed within

surged. "If you dare to call

With malice, he added, "Dr. Lovelace is at the villa in Solana City where you and Blake used to live. Hurry, Judas. I'm

Uri ended the

sharp chill. Yet Jonah didn't stop to grab a jacket. He dashed from the villa, leaped into his black sports car, and sped