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.

true colors." Uri's laughter dripped with hatred. "Blake died unjustly because of you. I can't bear to see such a nice man like Dr. Lovelace falling for your

seeing Dr. Lovelace reminds me of my younger brother who died so tragically. I

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

tongue. "He's 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 putting on

such cruel words. He roared, "No... He's not a

Sean were just at the door.

knew about Jonah's past, had a sudden realization. She felt a chill wash

laughing

What's going on now? Have you forgotten him now that you have a new lover?

A primal rage consumed Jonah, causing his body to shake uncontrollably as

"If you dare to call Julien a 'substitute' again,

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

that, Uri

grab a jacket. He dashed from the villa, leaped into his black