"There is something I kept from you...."

Deathly silence lingered in the room... 2 pair of eyes growing impatient with anticipation with every passing second...

One wrinkly pair finally expressing emotions that had been dumped in the body somewhere... It seemed they held the most devastating secrets.. For they had seen the worst anyone could've ever in their world...

Mr Jeon's body started to weaken as the heavy weight of his Empire's vicious past descended and once again engulfed the walls of their Mansion...

Jungkook's P.O.V.

I had never seen dad this defeated since mom passed away... The minute after we cremated her.. he was back to being the powerful and vicious man he had always been...

What secret's was he holding?
Was I going to discover another ugly truth?

I don't know if I will be able to take in any more than I am already struggling to cope up with...

Half truth is even more disturbing than a complete lie...

What disaster is waiting for me now??

The clock is ticking... I never knew it was that loud..!! Even though the time is still passing at snail's pace...

I am internally screaming at my own father.. to speak the fuck up..!!!! But somehow the words just don't make out of my mouth..!!

I am sending telepathic messages to Jimin to raise that question... But I guess he doesn't want to interfere in a private matter like that..!

But then why the fuck is he here?

I will ask him to leave me alone once I gather the courage to look up at him...

Right now.. my hands are frozen inside my pockets and my gaze is lifelessly fixated on something... I know what it is but my mind is just not in the right place to register it anymore..!

Another part of me is shaking with pure rage..! Maybe I should let it dominate me for once in this day.. otherwise we will never reach a conclusion..

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
I try to sound as firm as I can be but only failed...

Maybe the master manipulator of my emotions took that along with all the optimism and chirpiness of my life...

"Jungkook.... I was strictly advised not to bring this topic up because of your trauma.."
We are way past that now...Everything has just turned upside down and for the worse..

"But I didn't know you held it so close to your heart...."

Dad took a deep breath...

"Of course I have... SHE WAS MY MOTHER WHO WAS KILLED WITHOUT ANY FAULT OF HERS... AND I WAS A CHILD WHO WAS TORTURED AND ABUSED..."

I scream as frustrations seeps into me....

"I know.... I know, Son"

"So... What is it that you are hiding from me???"

"Francisco Karrero..... as you know had been working with us the longest.. He was not only my right hand man but also one of the closest people to us.. His high skills and excellent negotiation abilities had helped us in maintaining our power after your grandfather passed away..."

"When you were 3 years old... he married Grace Marie Heras, from Valencia, Spain... But she never wanted to associate herself with this work, so she stayed back..."

"3 years later... they had a daughter... And that was Y/n"

Fuck..!! Just the mention of her name was enough to shiver my insides...

"To spend time with his family... Francisco had temporarily shifted to Spain... And he overlooked the business with the utmost sincerity... You were very attached to him... Ever since you were born.. Francisco was always around and had looked after you.."

A little sad sigh escaped my lips as the flashbacks of me running around the house and him chasing after me resurfaced...

"So naturally... when he was away.. you missed him.. When me and Aa Yeong were about to go to Spain to meet Francisco and his family.. you insisted to come along"

'Look at that Jungkook... how cute is she... Isn't it???'

I look at the little human my mother is holding with astonishment... She looks like a little angel wrapped up in white...

'Do you want to hold her???'
My mom asks...

Surprisingly I shake my head... While she looks at me with confusion... She is so delicate... Looks like she needs to be protected...

"I'M AFRAID I WILL HURT HER"
I whisper to my mother's ear and she laughs....

I now curse at the irony of the situation... as the flashbacks started to fade into haze again!!!

"Years passed... Our business was growing... But so were our enemies... So I called Francisco back to assist us.... Everything was going fine.... Until that cruel day descended upon us...."

I close my eyes to block those flooding emotions... This conversation will either end with me killing every single person in this house... Or killing myself.. There is no in between...

I can already feel the devil inside me gearing up....

"I called him to take you guys safely as Carmelo had something important to discuss with me.... A few hours later.. I received a call asking for all our businesses to be transferred to an anonymous name... They threatened me saying they had abducted you both... I tried to check with Francisco, but his phone was not reachable..."

"I rushed back home and a CD was waiting for me... It contained a video message from Francisco himself saying he was behind all that..."

"I was completely shook by the information.... We got to work and looked after you in every corner of the country.. but with no luck"

"After an anonymous tip, we finally, discovered you were in Spain... We rushed over and looked around... for days.. but the captors were very cunning and always a step ahead of us.."

"When we finally found you... you were a mess... Aa Yeong was no more..!! My whole world had been shaken... I lost everything in a fraction of minutes.. Francisco was nowhere to be found..."

"We could not find any trace of the people who were responsible for it.. You were abandoned in little warehouse... Lying next to your mother's dead body hugging her tightly, when we found you... Your eyes were dead and body stiff from the trauma"

"I knew at that moment.. the rescue operation was just not finished yet.. A lot more horrible things were coming our way... I had lost your innocence and emotions the day I lost your mother..."

"Everything was a mess... I didn't even know where to start from... So I flew you back and we cremated Aa Yeong..."

"There was so much happening all at once.. your health was getting worse.. I had lost the love of my life.. Our enemies were planning to overthrow us... And the culprits were roaming free... We had no clue where they were"

"So I sent my men to Spain.. and followed them shortly after the funeral.. I knew you needed me at that time Jungkook.. But punishing them was important as well... I didn't know what their next move on us was..? I had to keep you safe...."

"A week later... I got a news that Francisco had shot himself... The next day while I was in Valencia... Grace, his wife came over holding 3 year old Y/n in her arms..."

"She gave me a letter that her husband had left before he committed suicide.."

"What was in it????"
Jimin inquired....

"In the letter, he apologised and wrote down all the events that had led to this devastating incident... While he was working with us here.. he received a call threatening to kidnap Grace and Y/n if he did not comply with the demands. They wanted you and your mother and eventually wanted to get to me..."

"And... When Francisco refused, they abducted his wife, tortured her.. and starved Y/n for days.."

'This left him with no choice but to do as instructed.. He was strictly instructed not to tell anyone about it..."

"But he had a plan... as soon as he knew the location he sent the information across through one of our sources anonymously..."

"Until we reached... he tried his best to keep you both safe... they had promised not to hurt you guys.. but of course they were only deceiving him the whole time.."

'Francisco tried to intervene when he came to know about their plan but they killed your mother before he could do anything..."

"He was extremely disappointed in himself and committed suicide unable to bear the burden of her death"

"Y/n's mom, Grace cried and repented her husband's actions and she couldn't bear the ache of losing her husband when the whole Mafia world was cursing him and questioning his loyalty..."

"She suffered a massive heart attack in front of me and was on death bed when she handed poor, innocent little Y/n over to me and requested that I send her to an orphanage..."

"I offered to keep Y/n with us under our care, but she refused, she didn't want any favours..."

"Grace requested me to never meet Y/n.. or tell the real identity of her parents...."

"She had already talked to the Orphanage in Valencia and wanted her daughter to be supported just enough until she was 18 and able to look after herself.."

"And with that... she passed away after a couple of minutes...."

"As per her mother's wish.. I deposited enough money under her name until she was well enough to help herself.. As promised, I never went to see her or tried to check how she was doing"

"What would I have told her.. anyways?...That her parents gave away their lives to prove their loyalty towards us?..."

"I just prayed that she gets the life she wants and went on with our life as managing you without Aa Yeong was tough as it...."

A little scoff escaped Mr Jeon's lips...

"But Universe is the greatest player... Y/n traced her steps back into our house as my own daughter-in-law.... What a game fate has played...!!!!!"

"It connected you both unknowingly.... She had always been a part of our circle... You and her are more closer than you would ever think to be..."

"And Jungkook.... I wanted to tell you the truth as soon as you were old enough to understand.. But unfortunately.. Even a little mention of that name or Francisco was enough to drive you to madness... So I had decided to just bury this truth deep somewhere...We secured our power well enough and no one dared to bat an eyelid after that! Any information about the group that was behind all this was demolished and they just vanished...That chapter was closed... It was a dead end.."

"I had Francisco and Grace buried next to each other in Valencia with the utmost respect.. I know he wasn't entirely right.. But when your own family is at stake.. It leaves you with no option but to do as instructed.. If I was in his place I would've done the same.. But it was his loyalty that he tried to help and keep you guys as safe as possible..."

Mr Jeon finished his confession with a deep defeated sigh....

They say the greatest pain one can feel is being burnt alive... But I say... nothing can top the regret of hurting the most precious and important person in your life...

I felt like my whole life had been a lie..! The man I had blamed and cursed... The way I punished myself all these years trying to cope up with my dark past... Spent everyday planning revenge...

And Y/N....

My Y/n..... My Wife....

The way she was pushed into all of it... Without any fault of her's...

Why? Why did I do this?

I can't stop myself anymore... The pain is unbearable... My legs are shaking... A hard swallow pushes back down the acid rising from my empty stomach...

"She is innocent Jungkook... Don't do this to her"

Fuck...

I close my eyes as a little tear trickles down from my left eye... And I let it.. I'm not a wuss to deny that I am crying.. Every emotion is relevant when it comes to Y/n....

The devil inside me was crying..

Without saying anything I rushed downstairs... My vision is blurry.. I can't register my surroundings anymore...

"Jungkook I'm coming with you"..

I discreetly hear a voice.. I think it belongs to Jimin... But I can't even focus on that...

The journey feels like never ending...

My eyes are impatiently waiting to see her... to take her in my embrace and never let go... I know she may not forgive me right now.. But I am ready to beg..!! I will kneel to ask for forgiveness if that's what she would want... Anything for her....

What if she asks me to leave her forever... No I can't...!!! I'm not strong enough for that...!!!!! She can ask for my life I will willingly give it to her... But not this....!!

After an hour's drive, finally the city is long left behind... and we are deep into the forest...

Now that I look around at the surroundings.. I curse myself.... How the fuck could I get the nerve to leave her here all by herself...???

My heart is racing as we reach closer to the place... It is dark and dense...

I rush out of the car and unlock the rusty door handle...

I rush inside calling out her name... unaware of the fact that the biggest shock of my life is waiting for me...

THERE IS SO SIGN OF Y/N IN THE ROOM.....

I look around in a haste... examine all my surroundings... call out for her...

Jimin runs into the backyard to check...

No trace of anyone that I can see...!!! My mind just goes numb..

Where did she go??
Where could she be in this dense jungle??

I cannot even think of a place right now....

Is she in trouble..??
Did someone purposely took her away??

Fuckkkkk...!! This is all because of me..!!

I am contemplating my actions when a panic ridden voice fills my ears cursing out in disappointment...

It is Jimin's...

"Jungkoookkkkk!!!! Comee here...!"

I just stand still.... Why am I so weak when it's anything about her??

"JUNGKOOKKKKKKKK"
Another call out, even louder this time.. containing parts of anxiety and dread....!!

What has he found??

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Next episode 3rd August😊.... Another 4-5 episodes left of the story!!!🌻💜