Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved

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Yannis spoke in a calm, steady voice as he began to recount a long–buried memory from over a decade ago.

Zinnia listened to Yannis’s calm, measured words. Though his tone showed little emotion, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest. Her lips pressed tightly together, her throat constricting as if something was stuck there.

Unconsciously, waves of heartache began to spread through her.

“Yannis…” Even though he was the one telling the story, Zinnia’s voice was even more choked than his. Zinnia felt a pang of heartache.

Zinnia glanced at Yannis beside her. At some point, his once–straight back had slumped wearily against the chair, his former uprightness replaced by a trace of dejection and fatigue.

Yannis had never told anyone about the events from seventeen years ago. Very few people knew the full story.

Most people only knew that when Yannis was finally rescued, he was hovering between life and death, his fingers broken, nails torn out, his calf shattered, and his whole body drenched in blood.

Even without knowing the details, just the sight of him was enough to make their hearts ache for Yannis.

Just seeing him like that was heartbreaking. Let alone Yannis and Grace, who had to endure it all themselves.

James’s tears rolled silently from the corners of his eyes, soaking into the pillow.

“They all think I blame Dad for choosing those kids, but I never did. If it were me, I would’ve made the same choice. Those kids were the hope of dozens of families. Mom and I just weren’t that important in comparison.

“Mom told me not to blame him, and truth be told, I never have.

“But all these years, what’s haunted me is the fear that Dad blames me for not protecting Mom, for letting her sacrifice herself for me.

wish it had been me

their child seemed to know no

seven, Yannis couldn’t protect

drowning in regret. He hated

jolted awake in the dead of night, haunted by memories of his younger self, blaming himself for not being able to

returned to the Perkins Manor, avoiding Devin,

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He was afraid they would blame him for failing to

anyone else for what happened to him, only himself. He hated how weak he’d been as a child, how he couldn’t protect

it had been him who died, and Grace

gave everything to protect you because all she ever wanted was

words, Zinnia’s heart suddenly lurched. She wrapped her arms around Yannis’s neck, gently guiding his head to rest on her shoulder. Just as he

always better than mine. Mom was always stronger than me. If she had given up on me, she could’ve found a way to survive. She could’ve held on until Dad came to

military doctor who had survived the battlefield. She was tougher than he was, and she knew how to protect herself. If she wanted to, she could’ve saved her own life.

out the last bit of life in his body, barely keeping him alive until James could

quietly reddened at

she chose to

you were Grace’s pride and joy. She risked her life to give you a fighting chance, hoping you’d live well. If she knew you’d been blaming yourself all

James knew you felt this way, he’d be devastated too. He’s already

why James wasn’t there when you woke up

her hand patting Yannis’s back

the hushed hospital room, their intertwined

did he say?” Yannis’s voice was hoarse, his eyes dull

like a lost soul wandering alone in darkness, finding no glimmer

James is the one who’s scared you’d blame him. He

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