In Our Next Lives – Chapter 46: Real Talk
Word count: 0.5 K“Hey, Nia? How would you feel about starting training with your replacement tomorrow?”“Tomorrow? You found someone already?”“Yeah. He was the first person I interviewed who actually sounded…
The Mercenary – Chapter 16: A Tender Emotion
Eventually, he reluctantly released those luscious lips. He sighed and rested his forehead against hers. “I missed you,” he murmured again.“Did you really?” she asked, still insecure.Something vulnerable quavered in her voice,…
In Our Next Lives – Chapter 45: Making Some Changes
Word count: 0.5 K“How could she treat him like that? He didn’t do anything wrong!” Taehyung exclaimed as soon as they were out of earshot of the toddler and his…
The Mercenary – Chapter 15: A Passionate Heart
She’d avoided her favorite spot for a week now. And grown lonelier and sadder by the day. The coldness she had shown the prince seemed to be freezing her own…
In Our Next Lives – Chapter 44: I Once Was You
Word count: 0.8 K Lunch on Saturday had become a weekly ritual now. Nia, Moon, Sua, and Hyuna would all meet around noon at whatever place they’d picked for lunch…
The Mercenary – Chapter 14: Vanished
He’d lost her. Again.How did this keep happening?He’d reached out to her. Over and over again. In kindness. Out of his good nature. In an attempt to touch her soul. …
In Our Next Lives – Chapter 43: Just a Bit of Chaos
Word count: 0.6 K“Nia, guess what! I found him!” Moon exclaimed as she sat down at the table Nia had snagged.“Found who?”“Jin!”“How? Didn’t you just start looking for him?”“Well, it…
The Mercenary – Chapter 13: Tremors
“Your highness, I have your bow.” The voice of a servant girl interrupted their encounter.Still, Sook Myeong couldn’t tear her eyes from his. “Leave it. On the bench,” she called.The…
In Our Next Lives – Chapter 42: Searching for Answers
Word count: 0.5 KTaehyung shuffled through the pile of mail he’d just collected. It was mostly junk mail. As usual. But at the bottom of the pile was a letter. …
The Mercenary – Chapter 12: A Princess Fair
“Give me another chance,” he implored her. “I shall return to a romantic poem. To the one I first composed. What was it?” He crumpled his brow in the most…