#191 “I’m So Sorry, Benjamin.”

Despite his initial shock, Benjamin decided that this was just another game on Alexander’s part. He frowned and despite the pain from his wound stood up.

“Let me guess, Alexander tell you this nonsense?” he scoffed, his tone tinged with bitterness.

Sophia shook her head, her resolve unwavering. “Yes, but…”

“Can’t you see that he is trying to separate us? He makes up stories to…”

“Benjamin, listen to me,” Sophia interrupted, her voice tinged with frustration. “What Alexander told me is not a lie. It’s another secret that my grandfather kept from us.”

Benjamin’s brows furrowed in disbelief, his eyes searching Sophia’s face for any hint of deception. But all he found was sincerity, an unwavering resolve that spoke volumes even in the midst of their shared turmoil.

know this is hard to accept, but it’s the truth,” Sophia continued, her voice soft yet resolute. “Our family has been hiding this secret for years, and I only recently discovered

his voice tinged

well of emotions too complex to name. “I

the enormity of Sophia’s revelation. “And what now?” he asked, his voice barely above a whisper. “What do we do with

don’t know, Benjamin. But I couldn’t keep this from you any

silence filled the room, thick with tension and uncertainty. Benjamin’s mind raced his

steadfast presence he could rely on, but now, faced with the possibility of their shared bloodline, he couldn’t

struggled to find his voice, his throat constricted with the weight of unspoken emotions. “Since when… since when do you know?” he finally

you were shot,” Sophia confessed, her own voice tinged with sorrow. “I didn’t say anything until

shock and anger. “This is crazy. It can’t happen to me,” he muttered, his words a desperate plea to

this from us?” he shouted, his voice filled with a sense

touch a silent plea for him to calm down. “She wanted to protect you,”

important thing is to calm down. Please, you can’t change

breaths as he struggled to contain the storm of emotions

heavy silence settled over the room, punctuated only by the sound of his

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