Chapter 26

[Ten years ago]

Regina had exhausted all her tears that night, crying over what Xavier had almost succeeded in doing to her.

She wasn’t even sure about what hurt the most. The fact that Xavier, whom she had fooled herself into liking, was that evil or the fact that Giannis, a friend she respected and trusted, so we could have a hand in it after all.

She had made up her mind by tomorrow, she was going to head back to the staff quarters. There was no point staying at Giannis’s beach house when she didn’t even trust him.

She was packing the last of her clothes when she heard a knock at the door. She ignored it, knowing it was obviously Giannis.

She has no desire to talk about the matter anymore. She heard his Greek-accented drawl call out her name before he walked into the room.

He looked uncomfortable about what he was about to say and if the situation wasn’t so serious, she would have laughed at how nervous he seemed to talk to her.

“Reggie,