A HEART HE NEVER MEANT TO HOLD [KNJ Ff]

"A Heart He Never Meant to Hold"

Namjoon has given up on love after his ex left him, choosing instead to focus on revenge. His plan is simple: make her jealous by courting the most ordinary girl he can find—someone far from his usual type, someone simple, quiet, and easy to control. He never expected the girl to be anything more than a pawn. But as he spends more time with her, he begins to see her in a different light.

She's delicate, with a soft, almost ethereal presence that's easy to overlook. Her silence isn't emptiness—it's filled with a depth and quiet strength that draws him in. Her simplicity isn't dull; it's calming, like a balm to his restless heart. Namjoon starts noticing the small things: the way she smiles at the smallest gestures of kindness, the way she always seems to care even when she's been hurt, the way her sincerity wraps around him like a gentle embrace.

Her heart is untainted by the games he's playing, and it stirs something inside him he thought was long gone. As time passes, this "average" girl—the one he thought would be easily forgotten—becomes everything he never knew he needed. Her kindness, her warmth, and her strength awaken a part of him he thought he'd lost forever. Now, Namjoon finds himself caught between his past and the future he never meant to create.

Prologue: A Collision of Hearts

He never planned on falling in love again. Not after her.

Namjoon had sworn off love the day his ex shattered his world. She had left him broken, humiliated, and consumed by a bitterness so deep it threatened to swallow him whole. He had trusted her, given her everything, only to find out she'd been unfaithful for an entire year. The betrayal cut deep, leaving scars he thought would never heal.

What replaced the pain was a hunger for revenge—a driving need to make her regret ever walking away from him. Namjoon, now the cold, calculating CEO of one of the most powerful corporations in the city, turned his heartbreak into his strength. His focus was unshakable, his heart untouchable.

And then, he found her.

She wasn't remarkable at first glance. Quiet, almost invisible, the kind of girl who blended into the background. Her clothes were plain, her demeanor reserved. She didn't stand out in the bustling crowd of the city, and that's exactly why she caught his attention.

She was perfect for his plan.

Namjoon thought it would be simple. He would use her as a pawn in his game of revenge—someone unassuming who could be molded into the perfect distraction. He would parade her in front of his ex, flaunting a relationship so seemingly genuine it would cut like a knife. She was supposed to be easy to control, easy to discard. Nothing more than a tool to fuel his vengeance.

But she wasn't just "someone."

She was an enigma he hadn't anticipated. Her quiet strength and resilience challenged his expectations. Beneath her soft-spoken demeanor was a fierce determination to survive in a world that seemed determined to knock her down. Life hadn't been kind to her, and yet she faced it with a courage that made him pause.

The more he got to know her, the harder it became to keep his distance. Her kindness was disarming, her laughter rare but genuine. She carried the weight of her own pain, but instead of letting it consume her, she used it to push forward. Slowly, she began to chip away at the icy walls he had built around himself.

Namjoon started to see her not as a pawn, but as something more. She wasn't just a stepping stone in his plan. She was extraordinary in ways he hadn't realized he needed.

But the guilt ate at him. The truth about his intentions loomed over their growing connection like a dark cloud. How could he let her get close when his very presence in her life was built on lies?

Now, Namjoon finds himself in a battle he never anticipated—one between the revenge he's been chasing for years and the unexpected love blossoming in his heart. The lines between his plan and his emotions blur, and he's forced to confront a truth he's been avoiding: love isn't a game. And she isn't someone he can simply walk away from.

But what happens when she learns the truth?

Will she ever forgive him?

Or will the fragile bond they've built shatter under the weight of his betrayal?

As two broken souls collide in a world of betrayal and redemption, Namjoon and Y/N must navigate the fine line between healing and breaking. Their story isn't just about love—it's about finding light in the darkest places, about forgiveness and the strength to move forward.

Because sometimes, it's the people we least expect who teach us what it means to truly love.