Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 1998

As Alyssa stared at the man in the photo, her heart clenched with each beat, then raced erratically.

The yellowing border indicated the photo's age.

In the image, Jonah and the man appeared intimately affectionate.

Even though the photo couldn't speak, Alyssa could tell that Jonah and he were lovers. Their affection for each other was evident in the depth of their eyes.

Jonah's smile in the photo was so bright and warm. Even Alyssa, who had been raised by Jonah since childhood, had never seen such a smile on his face, not even when he was with Julien.

Somehow, a murky and inexplicable emotion lodged in Alyssa's chest, causing her discomfort.

Suddenly, she heard steady footsteps outside the study.

Alyssa quickly put the Bible back in its place and slipped the photo into her pocket.

The door to the study clicked open.

Jonah, wearing dark blue silk pajamas, entered leisurely. When he saw Alyssa, a smile crept on his face. "When did you come, Lyse? Did you wait for long?"

"Not too long."

Alyssa's face stiffened slightly as she glanced outside. "Is Jul awake?"

"Not yet. He loves to sleep in. We had a good time last night, so I doubt he'll be up before afternoon." Jonah's dark eyes rippled with affection as he spoke.

Alyssa bit her lip and took a deep breath before saying, "Jonah, could you close the door? I want to talk to you privately."

Jonah didn't think much of it. He turned to close the door and then returned to stand in front of her. "Lyse, you don't look too good. What happened?"

But later, Cloudtop disbanded, and its members scattered to various corners of the world.

Some of the core members from back then were said to have established their own gangs, but no one could recreate Cloudtop's glory.

To be precise, the glory of the era when "Judas" was in charge.

Alyssa lowered her voice and asked, "So where is he now?"

"Dead."

Jonah's chest felt empty, as if the heart that died with the man back then had been brutally dug out again at the mention of him.

"Six years ago, he was exposed as a spy from Kontina's underground organization called Khaos. His job was to infiltrate Cloudtop, gather intel, and undermine its influence from the inside."