Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 2510

"Where?" Jonah demanded, his voice taut with anxiety.

"In the basement parking lot of the hospital that originally belonged to him," Cyrus replied, his tone unsteady as he suppressed his worry for Mandy.

"Is Julien still at the hospital?"

"No. He vanished. We traced the signal and conducted a search. His cellphone was found in a trash can in the parking lot."

Cyrus' voice turned rough. "Jonah, Julien may already have been attacked. My team is pulling surveillance footage from every hospital entrance and the surrounding perimeter. We'll track him down as soon as possible."

The words struck Jonah like a physical blow. His phone nearly slipped from his grasp.

So Julien had tried to answer his call earlier. He had wanted to hear his voice. He simply hadn't been able to—someone had overpowered him.

"Don't panic," Cyrus continued, forcing steadiness into his tone. "There are traffic cameras everywhere now. Even if someone abducted him, they wouldn't have had time to wipe all the footage. We'll find him."

Despite his own anguish, Cyrus did his best to reassure his eldest brother. "You have to stay calm, Jonah. If you lose your footing too, our family will crumble. Don't worry about my mom. I'll handle Julien's case as well.

"Don't forget—I am a highly competent police officer."

"Who… Who would want to hurt Julien?" Jonah pressed a feverish palm to his forehead, drawing in a shaky breath that did nothing to ease the suffocating pressure in his chest. "He can be arrogant. He does things his own way. But at heart, he's gentle and kind. He's never made enemies…"

Cyrus fell silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice. "Maybe the attacker wasn't after him."

Jonah froze. A cold light flared in his eyes. "If they weren't after him, then there's only one possibility—they were after me."

Both possibilities were disastrous. Yet if Jonah himself was the true target, then Julien had been abducted as leverage—the love of his life used as bait. They might force him to trade his own life for Julien's, or coerce him into some kind of deal.

If that was the case, Julien might still be alive—for now.

Even so, time was their greatest enemy. The longer they delayed, the greater the danger Julien would face.

"Whatever it is, just wait for my update, Jonah."

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